US weighs tough choice over aid for Lebanon

Security forces killed Abdulrahman Awad, the suspected leader of al Qaeda-linked Fatah al Islam, during a shootout near the border with Syria. The government is setting up a fund for citizens to contribute in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces after the US suspended more than $100 million in aid.

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The US Congress blocked $100 million in military aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces over concerns it is allied with Hezbollah. Lebanese leaders dismissed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s claim that Israel was behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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Three Lebanese soldiers and a reporter were killed during a clash with Israeli forces along the shared border. The fighting began when Lebanese troops opened fire on Israelis as they were performing maintenance on the border fence. Syrian President Bashir Assad said his country would back Lebanon.

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An al Qaeda operative named Salah al Karawi criticized Hezbollah for preventing his group from attacking Israel and refraining from carrying out strikes of its own. He warned that al Qaeda may attack Hezbollah, the Lebanese Army, and UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon. Karawi is the number 35 on Saudi Arabia’s 85 most wanted list.

A military court sentenced 20 men to prison terms of up to 15 years for belonging to an al Qaeda cell that plotted attacks against the government and civilians. The men are from Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, and Lebanon. Seven men are still on the loose and have been tried and sentenced in absentia.

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