A car used by militants in an attack on the Lebanese army burns in a street near the port city of Tripoli May 20, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Death toll from fighting in N Lebanon rises to 28

     BEIRUT, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from a deadly fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants on Sunday in the northern port city of Tripoli rose to 28, which includes 13 Lebanese soldiers, latest reports said.

    The fighting started at dawn after security forces raided the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in Tripoli to arrest suspects in a bank robbery. Militants, said to belong to the radical Palestinian faction of Fatah al-Islam, then attacked army posts at the refugee camp.  Full story

Gunbattle in Lebanese city kills 14

    BEIRUT, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A deadly fighting erupted between the Lebanese army and Fatah al-Islam militants in northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Sunday, killing 11 Lebanese soldiers and at least three militants, Arabia TV reported.

    The fighting broke out after a gunbattle raged in a Tripoli neighborhood and the nearby Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared.  Full story