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Terrorist Groups Exploit Palestinians In South Lebanon

Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups based in a neighborhood adjacent to Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon are exploiting the Palestinian refugees' dire situation to increase their support base.
Two masked gunmen stand with their weapons at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon in south Lebanon, March 12, 2013. Ten people were wounded and one killed during clashes between Fatah movement and radical Islamists that started on Monday.  REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3EW3P
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Every once in a while, in Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon — the “capital of southern Lebanon” — there are armed clashes between Fatah and al-Qaeda-affiliated fundamentalist groups such as Fatah al-Islam.

The latest clashes took place on Sept. 17, when a Jund al-Sham gunman tried to destroy a surveillance camera installed by Fatah al-Islam, whose members reacted by opening fire on him. An armed confrontation between the two groups ensued.

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