In Lebanon, City Fights Syrian Proxy Battle
Over the past year, fighting has increased between Lebanon's Alawite fighters, who support Syrian President Assad's regime, and Sunni militias that support Syria’s rebels. In two neighborhoods of coastal city Tripoli, the factions increasingly see themselves as part of Syria’s worsening conflict. Josh Wood reports for Al-Monitor.
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