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Omar al-Hajj Youssef a.k.a. Omar Hakim was arrested in Tripoli after he tossed a grenade at a military unit, injuring seven soldiers and six civilians. Islamists in the Ain al Hilweh refugee camp took military and security measures "to send a message" to rivals in the camp. Former Security Chief Jamil al-Sayyed talked with President Assad of Syria about the regime's military operations across the border from Akkar and the Bekaa valley.