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  • Smoke rises from a severely damaged building at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon following shelling. The Lebanese army lost three more soldiers on Monday as it closed in on diehard Islamist militants in a camp in north Lebanon while a blast killed two Islamists near a southern camp.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Posters of soldiers killed in the Lebanese army offensive against Islamic militants are seen during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Sunday, June 10, 2007. 52 soldiers have been killed in Tripoli and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared during the Lebanese army assault on Fatah Islam militants that began May 20, the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • A Lebanese Army tank and to its left a soldier move during fighting in the Palestinian Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, June 18, 2007. Fierce fighting erupted in and around the besieged camp in northern Lebanon on Monday as Lebanese troops resumed bombardment of al-Qaida-inspired militants barricaded inside. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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  • A general view shows destroyed buildings in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon following artillery and tank shelling 17 June 2007. The Lebanese army bombarded on Monday Islamic extremists battling its troops for a month in the refugee camp, a day after destroying major militant positions in the area.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)

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  • A Lebanese soldier returns from Nahr al-Bared camp to Tripoli in northern Lebanon June 17, 2007. Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants fought sporadically on Sunday at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, the scene of often ferocious battles that have entered their fifth week. Witnesses said heavy overnight clashes erupted between the army and the Fatah al-Islam militants and intermittent shelling flared on Sunday especially on the northern and eastern sides of the Nahr al-Bared camp. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives and Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of 21-year-old Lebanese soldier Elias Hana Ahmar, who was killed during fighting with Islamic militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, during his funeral in Sakn Al Badaar, northern Lebanon, June 16, 2007. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (LEBANON)

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  • Entysar mourns her brother, 21-year-old Lebanese soldier Elias Hana Ahmar who was killed during fighting with Islamic militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, at his funeral in Sakn Al Badaar, northern Lebanon, June 16, 2007. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn during the funeral of 21-year-old Lebanese soldier Elias Hana Ahmar, who was killed during fighting with Islamic militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, in Sakn Al Badaar, northern Lebanon, June 16, 2007. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives and friends of Lebanese Nejmeh Club soccer player Hussein Naiim who was killed with another teammate Hussein Dokmak on Wednesday in an explosion that assassinated Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian legislator, carry his coffin draped by Lebanese flag during his funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday June 16, 2007. After yet another assassination, Lebanon’s anti-Syrian politicians accuse Damascus of trying to end their rule by killing members of the parliament majority one by one. The slaying of anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido, a prominent member of the majority coalition, in a massive Beirut car bombing has sparked a new political battle, fueling the rifts that are already putting Lebanon’s democracy at the risk of a total breakdown. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

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  • Entysar (C) mourns her brother, 21-year-old Lebanese soldier Elias Hana Ahmar who was killed during fighting with Islamic militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, at his funeral in Sakn Al Badaar, northern Lebanon, June 16, 2007. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (LEBANON)

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  • Entysar Ahmar, top center, reacts beside the body of her brother, Lebanese Army soldier Elias Hana Ahmar, 21, before his funeral procession in the village of Dreb in northern Lebanon, Saturday, June 16, 2007. Ahmar was killed Friday in the Palestinian Nahr el-Bared refugee camp when a bomb went off in a building the Lebanese Army had entered, friends of his family said. Lebanese troops raided an Islamic militant position inside the besieged camp, sparking a battle that killed at least four soldiers Friday in renewed fighting in the four-week-old siege of the north Lebanon camp. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

  • Georgette, the mother of Lebanese lawyer Ghassan Dawoud, who was killed on Wednesday in an explosion that assassinated Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian legislator, mourns over his coffin inside a Church during his funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday June 16, 2007. After yet another assassination, Lebanon’s anti-Syrian politicians accuse Damascus of trying to end their rule by killing members of the parliament majority one by one. The slaying of anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido, a prominent member of the majority coalition, in a massive Beirut car bombing has sparked a new political battle, fueling the rifts that are already putting Lebanon’s democracy at the risk of a total breakdown.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)

  • Relatives of Lebanese Nejmeh Club soccer player Hussein Naiim who was killed with another teammate Hussein Dokmak on Wednesday in an explosion that assassinated Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian legislator, mourn over his coffin draped by Lebanese flag during his funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday June 16, 2007. After yet another assassination, Lebanon’s anti-Syrian politicians accuse Damascus of trying to end their rule by killing members of the parliament majority one by one. The slaying of anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido, a prominent member of the majority coalition, in a massive Beirut car bombing has sparked a new political battle, fueling the rifts that are already putting Lebanon’s democracy at the risk of a total breakdown. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

  • A Lebanese woman sunbathes by a swimming pool in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, 15 June 2007. Girls in bikinis sunbathe on the beach by Tripoli, Lebanon’s second and Sunni-dominated city, while barely 15 kilometres (10 miles) further north a battle rages between the army and Islamists linked to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)

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  • Lebanese youth gather at a bar in the old quarter of downtown Tripoli, 14 June 2007. Girls in bikinis sunbathe on the beach by Tripoli, Lebanon’s second and Sunni-dominated city, while barely 15 kms (10 miles) further north a battle rages between the army and Islamists linked to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/David Furst)

  • Smoke rises as a building takes a hit during fighting in the Palestinian Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, June 18, 2007. Fierce fighting erupted in and around the besieged camp in northern Lebanon on Monday as Lebanese troops resumed bombardment of al-Qaida-inspired militants barricaded inside. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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  • Lebanese soldiers advance toward the Samed complex carrying the national flag during clashes with Fatah al-Isalm militants in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, northern Lebanon June 18, 2007. (Stringer/Reuters)

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  • Smoke billows from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared following artillery and tank shelling. Lebanese troops battled militants on two fronts, hunting gunmen who fired rockets into Israel and tightening the noose on Islamists making a last stand in Nahr al-Bared.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)

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  • A Lebanese soldier plants a national flag at the Samed complex during clashes with Fatah al-Isalm militants in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, northern Lebanon June 18, 2007. (Stringer/Reuters)

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  • A Lebanese armoured personnel carrier (APC) patrols the streets of Tripoli in northern Lebanon June 18, 2007. Three soldiers were killed in combat on Monday as Lebanese troops advanced on Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp where the army made major pushes after a month of fighting. A Lebanese security source and a Palestinian political source said the army appeared to be close to its main goal of crushing all of Fatah al-Islam’s positions on the outskirts of the coastal Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke rises from a severely damaged building at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon following shelling. The Lebanese army lost three more soldiers on Monday as it closed in on diehard Islamist militants in a camp in north Lebanon while a blast killed two Islamists near a southern camp.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    The Lebanese Red Cross evacuates refugees from the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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    Lebanese Red Cross workers (L) try to get information about their colleagues at a radio post at the south end of the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 11, 2007. Security sources said the two Lebanese Red Cross workers were killed and a third was wounded when they were hit by a shell during fighting between the army and Fatah al-Islam militants at Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon. The Red Cross along with other local and international aid agencies almost daily help civilians flee the camp and take in medical and food supplies. The two slain workers had been at the northern entrance of the camp, the sources said. REUTERS/Jerry

  • A soldier mans a checkpoint near the main road outside the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 9, 2007. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

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  • Smoke from artillery and tank shelling rise from the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 9, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the group rejected demands to surrender. Artillery and tanks blasted several areas of the squalid Nahr al-Bared camp, where Fatah al-Islam fighters have shown stiff resistance in three weeks of often ferocious battles. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)

  • The rear window of a damaged ambulance is seen being taken away on the back of a truck that left the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, after two Red Cross workers had been killed, Monday June 11, 2007. Two local Red Cross workers were killed and a third wounded Monday when their vehicle came under fire from inside the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, Lebanon’s state-run news agency and security officials reported. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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  • A man looks at a damaged ambulance on the back of a truck that left the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, after two Red Cross workers had been killed, Monday June 11, 2007. Two local Red Cross workers were killed and a third wounded Monday when their vehicle came under fire from inside the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, Lebanon’s state-run news agency and security officials reported. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham

  • Smoke from artillery and tank shelling rise from the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 9, 2007. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)

  • Refugees from the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp sit in the back of a Lebanese Red Cross ambulance after being evacuated, in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn Lebanese soldier Majd Georges near his coffin at the church of his hometown of Abdel in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Georges was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Majd Georges through the streets of his hometown of Abdel in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Georges was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Majd Georges through the streets of his hometown of Abdel in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Georges was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn the death of Lebanese soldier Majd Georges near his coffin at the church of his hometown of Abdel in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Georges was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn the the death of Lebanese soldier Bassem Ayoub at his house, in his home town of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of soldier Bassem Ayoub during his funeral procession in his home town of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)

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  • Relatives mourn the death of Lebanese soldier Bassem Ayoub at his house in his hometown of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)

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  • Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Majd Georges into a tomb in his hometown of Abdel-Akkar in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Georges was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

  • Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of soldier Bassem Ayoub during his funeral procession in his home town of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn the death of Lebanese soldier Bassem Ayoub at his house in his hometown of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese Special Forces soldiers grieve over the body of their comrade Hanna Fahmeh, 31, who was killed in the recent fighting, at his funeral in the Christian mountain village of Rahbah, 30km from the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp, near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continued Sunday in their battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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  • Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of soldier Bassem Ayoub during his funeral procession in his home town of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn the death of Lebanese soldier Bassem Ayoub at his house in his hometown of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives mourn the death of Lebanese soldier Bassem Ayoub at his house in his hometown of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • A resident throws rose petals and rice from a bowl over the coffin of Lebanese Special Forces soldier Hanna Fahmeh, 31, who was killed in the recent fighting, as it is carried by other soldiers during his funeral procession in the Christian mountain village of Rahbah, 30km from the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp, near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continued Sunday in their battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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  • Amal wails as the body of her brother and Lebanese Special Forces soldier Hanna Fahmeh, 31, whom she carries a photograph of and was killed in the recent fighting, is carried by other soldiers during his funeral procession in the Christian mountain village of Rahbah, 30km from the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp, near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continued Sunday in their battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis)

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  • Lebanese women dance during a rally to show their support of the army in its fight with Fateh al-Islam, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and three soldiers died taking the army’s total death toll to 55. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese woman flashes a victory sign during a demonstration in support to the Lebanese army fighting against Fateh al-Islam in Tripoli June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and three soldiers died taking the army’s total death toll to 55. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese army soldier, holds a Palestinian girl carrying flowers to be distributed to the Lebanese army soldiers at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday June 10, 2007. Sporadic gunfire and artillery shelling rang out from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday as the army fought to uproot Fatah Islam militants holed up in the settlement.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • Relatives of fallen Lebanese soldier Ali Mahmoudi mourn during his funeral procession in Jouba’a village, south Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Mahmoudi was killed during Lebanese army clashes with al-Qeda inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers and relatives carry the coffin of fallen comrade Ali Mahmoudi during a funeral procession in Jouba’a village, south Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Mahmoudi was killed during Lebanese army clashes with al-Qeda inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers and relatives carry the coffin of fallen comrade Ali Mahmoudi during a funeral procession in Jouba’a village, south Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Mahmoudi was killed during Lebanese army clashes with al-Qeda inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese army soldier receives a flower from a Palestinian boy as he stand guards on his check point at one of the main entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday June 10, 2007. Sporadic gunfire and artillery shelling rang out from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday as the army fought to uproot Fatah Islam militants holed up in the settlement.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • A Palestinian young girl gives flowers to a Lebanese army soldier as he sits on his armored personnel carrier(APC) at a Lebanese army check point, at one of the main entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday June 10, 2007. Sporadic gunfire and artillery shelling rang out from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday as the army fought to uproot Fatah Islam militants holed up in the settlement.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

  • Mourners carry the coffin, draped in a Lebanon flag, of Lebanese army soldier Ali Mahmoudi, 27, who was killed during a fighting with Fatah al-Islam militant group in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared north of Lebanon, during his funeral procession in the southern Lebanese village of Jebaa, Sunday June 10, 2007. Sporadic gunfire and artillery shelling rang out from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday as the army fought to uproot Fatah Islam militants holed up in the settlement.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • A waved Lebanese flag is seen behind a barbed wire during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. 52 soldiers have been killed in Tripoli and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared during the Lebanese army assault on Fatah Islam militants that began May 20, the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

  • A Lebanese woman carrying a photograph of her husband who was killed in clashes with the Fatah al-Islam group walks with her son during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in its fight against the Fatah al-Islam group, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese woman carrying a photograph of her husband who was killed in clashes with the Fatah al-Islam group walks with her son during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in its fight against the Fatah al-Islam group, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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  • The fiancee and comrade of fallen Lebanese soldier Ali Mahmoudi mourn during his funeral procession in Jouba’a village, south Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Mahmoudi was killed during Lebanese army clashes with al-Qeda inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese boy wears a military uniform supporting the Lebanese army in its fight against the Fatah al-Islam group during a rally in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, June 10, 2007. Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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  • A poster with a picture of killed Lebanese soldier Mahmoud Rahmoun is seen through waved Lebanese flags during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. 52 soldiers have been killed in Tripoli and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared during the Lebanese army assault on Fatah Islam militants that began May 20, the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Posters of soldiers killed in the Lebanese army offensive against Islamic militants are seen during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Sunday, June 10, 2007. 52 soldiers have been killed in Tripoli and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared during the Lebanese army assault on Fatah Islam militants that began May 20, the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Lebanese army soldiers watch from their truck as the coffin of Lebanese army soldier Abdallah Talib, 21, who was shot during the fighting, passes by during the funeral procession in the village of Bibbien next to the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  • The coffin of Lebanese army soldier Abdallah Talib, 21, who was shot during the fighting, is carried through the streets of the village of Bibbien next to the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continues to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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  • A boy reacts during the funeral procession of Lebanese army soldier Abdallah Talib, 21, who was shot during the fighting, during the funeral in the village of Bibbien next to the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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  • Mourners carry the coffin, draped in a Lebanon flag, of Lebanese army soldier Abdallah Talib, 21, who was shot during the fighting, during the funeral procession in the village of Bibbien next to the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

  • A woman gives a rose to a soldier during a rally supporting the Lebanese army in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. 52 soldiers have been killed in Tripoli and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared during the Lebanese army assault on Fatah Islam militants that began May 20, the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

  • Mourners pray over the coffin, draped in a Lebanon flag, of Lebanese army soldier Abdallah Talib, 21, who was shot during the fighting, during the funeral in the village of Bibbien next to the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. The Lebanese army continues to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  • A Lebanese woman carries a child as smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp. Gunbattles have broken out between Lebanese soldiers and diehard Islamist militants entrenched in the refugee camp after a day of heavy fighting in which four soldiers were killed.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Smoke rises amid destroyed buildings from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Gunbattles have broken out between Lebanese soldiers and diehard Islamist militants entrenched in the refugee camp after a day of heavy fighting in which four soldiers were killed.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • A Lebanese youth pastes posters of the Lebanese flags with the logo of the army and Arabic graffiti that says ‘All for the country, we are with you’ at the village of Bebneen near the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, June 9, 2007. Lebanon’s army on Saturday pounded al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

  • Smoke rises from the heavy shelling during the Lebanese army offensive at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, June 9, 2007. Lebanon’s army on Saturday pounded al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Smoke rises from the heavy shelling during the Lebanese army offensive at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, June 9, 2007. Lebanon’s army on Saturday pounded al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Smoke rises from the heavy shelling during the Lebanese army offensive at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, June 9, 2007. Lebanon’s army on Saturday pounded al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Smoke rises from the heavy shelling during the Lebanese army offensive at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, June 9, 2007. Lebanon’s army on Saturday pounded al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Smoke rises from the heavy shelling during the Lebanese army offensive at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, June 9, 2007. Lebanon’s army on Saturday pounded al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Lebanese soldiers guard a group of men detained in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Two Red Cross relief workers were killed at the entrance to a refugee camp in north Lebanon as the Lebanese army kept up its bombardment of positions held by Islamist militiamen.(AFP/David Furst)

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  • Relatives mourn the death of Lebanese soldier Bassem Ayoub at his house in his hometown of Tell Abbas in northern Lebanon June 10, 2007. Ayoub was killed yesterday during heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants, Fathah al-islam, at the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

  • A youth with a poster on his back that says ‘Lebanon stays’ attends a rally supporting the Lebanese army in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 10, 2007. 52 soldiers have been killed in Tripoli and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared during the Lebanese army assault on Fatah Islam militants that began May 20, the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

  • Lebanese soldiers prepare to attack Islamist militants in the Ain al-Hilweh reufgee camp in south Lebanon June 3, 2007. Islamist militants clashed with the Lebanese army at an entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANOn)

  • Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON

  • A man watches smoke rising over the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON

  • A Palestinian Fatah militant (C) patrols a street in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, in south Lebanon, as Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint in the background June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON

  • Palestinian Islamists Ansar Allah take part in training at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in south Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON

  • Palestinian Islamists Ansar Allah take part in training at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in south Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • A Palestinian family passes a Lebanese army check point upon returning to Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in south Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON

  • An Islamist Jund al-Sham militant speaks to reporters in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, in south Lebanon June 5, 2007. Fighting eased on Tuesday between Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country’s worst internal violence since the civil war. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON

  • A Lebanese soldier salutes his comrades on the outskirts of the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon. Lebanon was battling on several fronts on Tuesday to crush Islamist militants after deadly firefights broke out in a second Palestinian refugee camp and another bomb blast struck the capital(AFP/Joseph Barrak)

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  • Lebanese troops patrol the outskirts of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon. Lebanon was battling on several fronts on Tuesday to crush Islamist militants after deadly firefights broke out in a second Palestinian refugee camp and another bomb blast struck the capital(AFP/Ramzi Haidar) 

  • Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of their fallen comrade George Akel during a funeral in Jizeen village, southern Lebanon June 5, 2007. Akel was killed during clashes between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants on Monday in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, southern Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Relatives and friends of killed Lebanese soldier George Akel stand by his coffin during a funeral in Jizeen village, southern Lebanon June 5, 2007. Akel was killed during clashes between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants on Monday in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, southern Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers returning from fighting in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, June 4, 2007. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters) 

  • Lebanese soldiers travelling in armoured vehicles are on their way to be deployed at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, June 4, 2007. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters) 

     

  • Lebanese soldiers fire their weapons during clashes with Islamist militants in the Ain al-Hilweh reufgee camp in south Lebanon June 3, 2007. Islamist militants clashed with the Lebanese army at an entrance to Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers fire their weapons during clashes with Islamist militants in the Ain al-Hilweh reufgee camp in south Lebanon June 3, 2007. Islamist militants clashed with the Lebanese army at an entrance to Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, witness said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Palestinian refugees from the besieged Nahr al-Bared camp rest in a classroom in the neighbouring camp of Beddawi. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militants holed up in a refugee camp as the deadly standoff entered its third week with both sides vowing to fight to the end.(AFP/Ousama Ayoub)

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  • A Lebanese soldier fires his weapon during clashes with Islamist militants in the Ain al-Hilweh reufgee camp in south Lebanon June 3, 2007. Islamist militants clashed with the Lebanese army at an entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke billows from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militants holed up in a refugee camp as the deadly standoff entered its third week with both sides vowing to fight to the end.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • A family flees the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp during clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist militants in south Lebanon June 3, 2007. Islamist militants clashed with the Lebanese army at an entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, takes his position in the roadside at one of the main entrances of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 of Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting mostly held overnight, as a senior Islamic militant who goes by the name Abu Hureira and identified himself as Fatah Islam’s deputy leader, vowed Wednesday that fighters holed up in the Palestinian refugee camp besieged by Lebanese troops will never surrender or leave and will fight to the death if attacked. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Two Lebanese soldiers, takes their position as they seen on alert at one of the main entrances to the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 of Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting overnight, as a senior Islamic militant who goes by the name Abu Hureira and identified himself as Fatah Islam’s deputy leader, vowed Wednesday that fighters holed up in the Palestinian refugee camp besieged by Lebanese troops will never surrender or leave and will fight to the death if attacked. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Palestinians walk past a Lebanese armored personnel carrier, as they flee from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting overnight. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese soldiers take positions around the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • Two Palestinian men, their faces covered after they were arrested by Lebanese army near the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 of Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting mostly held overnight. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, looks through his binocular at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 of Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting overnight. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier holds his RPG launcher in a makeshift shelter at one of the main entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 oPalestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting mostly held overnight. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • A Lebanese army soldier, checks the papers of Palestinians as they flee from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting mostly held overnight. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese soldiers arrest a man near the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/Ihab Mowasy (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese army soldiers, search the belongings of Palestinians as they leave the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 of Palestinian civilians carrying their belongings in plastic bags trickled out of a besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting mostly held overnight. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Palestinian refugees queue at a Lebanese army checkpoint in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/Ihab Mowasy (LEBANON)

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  • Palestinian refugees queue at a Lebanese army checkpoint in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/Ihab Mowasy (LEBANON)

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    Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of their slain comrade, army officer Roy abou-Ghazeleh, during his funeral in Na’afoul village near Sidon, south Lebanon May 22, 2007. Ghazeleh died during clashes between the Lebanese army and the Fatah al-Islam group on Sunday. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON)

    Lebanese soldiers gesture at United Nation aid convoys arriving at Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese troops trying to flush out Islamist militants shelled a Palestinian refugee camp for a third day on Tuesday before a fragile truce took hold, allowing aid trucks to reach civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

    Lebanese residents wave to soldiers near the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese tanks and artillery battered a Palestinian refugee camp where Islamist militants are holed up for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

    Palestinians children watch tyres burn after setting them on fire during a protest in Beddawi refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese tanks and artillery battered the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp where Islamist militants are holed up for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

  • The body of a Palestinian militant killed during fighting with the Lebanese army on Tuesday is seen in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/Ihab Mowasy (LEBANON)

  • Palestinian refugees cross from the southern entrance of their besieged refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in north Lebanon to safety. Lebanon‘s defence minister told Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp on Wednesday after three days of fierce fighting with the army that they must surrender or else.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Lebanese army commandos secure the southern entrance of the besieged camp of Nahr al-Bared in north Lebanon. Lebanon‘s defence minister told Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp on Wednesday after three days of fierce fighting with the army that they must surrender or else.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • A militant carrying explosives stands in the street in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • A Palestinian woman sits in a school with her children in Beddawi refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007 after they fled from Nahr al-Bared refugee camp. Thousands of Palestinians fled a besieged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

  • A Palestinian girl carries her brother after fleeing from Nahr al-Bared refugee camp and arriving at Beddawi refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 23, 2007. Thousands of Palestinians fled the badly damaged refugee camp on Wednesday after a fragile truce halted fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

  • Empty bullet cartridges are seen laying on a street that leads to the the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in north Lebanon. Islamist militants declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.(AFP/Ousama Ayoub)

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  • Lebanese soldiers guard a caterpillar erecting a sand barricade inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in north Lebanon. Islamist militants declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Palestinian boys burn tires at the entrance of Palestinian refugee camp of Bedawi, adjacent to the besieged Nahr al-Bared camp, to protest against the continued attack by Lebanese army against Islamic militants of Fatah al-Islam. Islamist militants declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)

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  • Empty bullet cartridges litter a street that leads into the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in north Lebanon. Islamist militants declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

  • Lebanese special brigades patrol a street inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in north Lebanon. Islamist militants declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

  • A Palestinian man inspects his damaged house in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese tanks and artillery battered a Palestinian refugee camp where Islamist militants are holed up for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

    A Lebanese Red Cross paramedic examines a Palestinian woman at a field center after being evacuated from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

    The mother of Lebanese 1st Lieutenant Roy Daher Abu Ghazeleh, who was killed during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on Sunday May 20, cries as she holds his picture during his funeral in the village of Benaaful, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed zaatari)

    Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of 1st Lieutenant Roy daher Abu Ghazeleh, who was killed during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on Sunday May 20, during his funeral in the village of Benaaful, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed zaatari)

  • A member of the Lebanese Red Cross helps a Palestinian woman near Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese tanks and artillery battered the Palestinian refugee camp where Islamist militants are holed up for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese tanks and artillery battered the Palestinian refugee camp where Islamist militants are holed up for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

  • A Palestinian militant from Fatah al-Islam, who was killed during clashes with the Lebanese army, lies inside Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • A Palestinian militant from Fatah al-Islam runs inside the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • Palestinian youth block a road with burning tires to protest against the Lebanese army shelling of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, in Ain el-Hilweh camp in Sidon, south Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke rises from Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese policeman secures a building where a militant blew himself up in Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

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  • Lebanese policemen surround a building where a militant blew himself up in Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi

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  • A Lebanese army soldier checks a truck at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread

  • Lebanese army soldiers on top their vehicle drive towards an army position at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Two Lebanese army vehicles patrol the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Palestinian demonstrators chant slogans during a demonstration organized by Islamist militants to protest against the Lebanese army shelling of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, in Ain el-Hilweh camp in Sidon, south Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers secure the main entrance of Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, as smoke rises from within after shelling by Lebanese army tanks in northern Lebanon, May 21, 2007. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

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  • A Lebanese army soldier walks over empty rounds that cover the road near a Lebanese army position at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Palestinian boys take part in a demonstration organized by Islamist militants to protest against the Lebanese army shelling of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, in Ain el-Hilweh camp in Sidon, south Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON)

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  • A Palestinian masked gunman talks with children as he secures the area during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • A Palestinian gunman shouts slogans during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • Lebanese soldiers surround a building where a militant blew himself up in Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese troops trying to flush out Islamist militants shelled a Palestinian refugee camp for a third day on Tuesday before a fragile truce took hold, allowing aid trucks to reach civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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  • A Palestinian Islamic masked gunman secures the area during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • Palestinian Islamic masked gunmen secure the area during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • Lebanese policemen secure a building where a militant blew himself up in Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. Lebanese troops trying to flush out Islamist militants shelled a Palestinian refugee camp for a third day on Tuesday before a fragile truce took hold, allowing aid trucks to reach civilians trapped there. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

  • A Lebanese army soldier directs an army vehicle at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • A Palestinian Islamic militant shouts slogans during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • Palestinian Islamic militants march during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • A Palestinian gunman, left, shouts slogans during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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  • A Lebanese army soldier takes position at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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  • Lebanese soldiers secure a building on the outskirts of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr Al-Bared, northern Lebanon, 21 May 2007. Islamist guerrillas who have been locked in three days of ferocious gunbattles with Lebanese troops said they would observe a unilateral ceasefire amid mounting concern over civilians caught up in the conflict.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • A member of the Lebanese Red Cross carries a one-month-old Palestinian baby after she was evacuated from the besieged refugee camp of Nahr Al-Bared to Safad hospital in Bedawi. Islamist guerrillas who have been locked in three days of ferocious gunbattles with Lebanese troops said they would observe a unilateral ceasefire amid mounting concern over civilians caught up in the conflict.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)

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  • A Palestinian militant from Fatah al-Islam runs inside the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 22, 2007. The Lebanese army shelled Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared to try to flush out Islamist militants for a third day on Tuesday, amid growing concern for the plight of 40,000 civilians trapped there. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers fire their weapons during clashes with Fatah al-Islam militants in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 21, 2007. (Ibrahim Mawassi/Reuters)

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  • Lebanese men carry the coffin of Mohammed Nizam, a Lebanese soldier who died during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on Sunday May 20, during his funeral on the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp with artillery and tank fire for a second day Monday, raising huge palls of smoke as they battled a militant group suspected of ties to al-Qaida in Lebanon’s worst eruption of violence since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo)

  • Relatives of Mahdi Mohammed al-Mazbouh, a Lebanese soldier who died during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on the northern port city of Tripoli on Sunday May 20, cry over his coffin, covered with a Lebanese flag, during his funeral in the area of Ali Nahri in the eastern Bekaa Valley near the border with Syria, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp with artillery and tank fire for a second day Monday, raising huge palls of smoke as they battled a militant group suspected of ties to al-Qaida in Lebanon’s worst eruption of violence since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Samer Husseini)

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  • Lebanese Zaynab Kassem Abdallah, right, cries over the body of her son Riyadh, a Lebanese soldier who died during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on the northern port city of Tripoli on Sunday May 20, during his funeral in the village of Sarein in Baalbek, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp with artillery and tank fire for a second day Monday, raising huge palls of smoke as they battled a militant group suspected of ties to al-Qaida in Lebanon’s worst eruption of violence since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo / Samer Husseini)

  • Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of their colleague Mahdi Mohammed al-Mazbouh, who died during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on the northern port city of Tripoli on Sunday May 20, during his funeral in the area of Ali Nahri in the eastern Bekaa Valley near the border with Syria, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp with artillery and tank fire for a second day Monday, raising huge palls of smoke as they battled a militant group suspected of ties to al-Qaida in Lebanon’s worst eruption of violence since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Samer Husseini)

  • Smoke bellows from heavy shelling by the Lebanese army, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northen city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Two Lebanese army soldiers, run in the middle of the street during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Lebanese soldiers carry the bodies of their comrades during a funeral in Tripoli, north Lebanon May 21, 2007. The soldiers were killed during clashes between the Lebanese army and the Fatah al-Islam group in Nah al-Bared refugee camp on Sunday. REUTERS/Ihab Mawassi (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers carry the bodies of their comrades during a funeral in Tripoli, north Lebanon May 21, 2007. The soldiers were killed during clashes between the Lebanese army and the Fatah al-Islam group in Nah al-Bared refugee camp on Sunday. REUTERS/Ihab Mawassi (LEBANON)

  • A Lebanese army soldier shows his colleague whereto aim, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese men carry the coffin of Yahya Musselmani, a Lebanese soldier who died during clashes with the Fatah Islam militants in the Nahr el-Bared camp on Sunday May 20, during his funeral on the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp with artillery and tank fire for a second day Monday, raising huge palls of smoke as they battled a militant group suspected of ties to al-Qaida in Lebanon’s worst eruption of violence since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo)

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  • An armed militant of the Palestinian Islamist group Fatah al-Islam shoulders an RPG launcher and holds a copy of the Muslim holy Koran in the refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in north Lebanon, March 2007.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • REFILE – CORRECTING TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THE NAME OF THE MILITANT GROUP Smoke rises from the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp as Lebanese army tanks shelled positions held by Fatah al-Islam fighters in northern Lebanon May 21, 2007. Battles engulfed the Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Monday and the death toll from two days of fighting between the Lebanese

  • Smoke billows from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared near Tripoli. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militiamen in a Palestinian refugee camp, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised fears about Lebanon‘s fragile security.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • A Lebanese soldier fires at the positions of Islamic extremists inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-bared near Tripoli. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militiamen in a Palestinian refugee camp, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised fears about Lebanon‘s fragile security.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Two Lebanese army soldiers, walk carefully as they cross a street at one of the main entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • A Lebanese army soldier, points his M-16 through a window during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese gunman, supporter of the Lebanese army, holds his AK-47 as he looks through a house window to the smoke bellows from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northern city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • A Lebanese gunman, supporting the Lebanese army, points his AK-47 through a house window towards the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northen city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Two Lebanese army soldiers, run in the middle of the street during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese policeman inspects ammunition and guns after clashes between Lebanese army and Palestinian Fateh el-Islam militants in Tripoli northern Lebanon May 21, 2007. Lebanese tanks shelled Islamists militants in a Palestinians refugee camp on Monday and at least eight civilians were killed, raising the death toll in two days of fighting to 65, security sources said. (Sharif Karim/Reuters)

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  • Lebanese army soldiers fire a mortar during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese soldiers take cover during clashes with Palestinian Fateh el-Islam militants in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 21, 2007. Lebanese tanks shelled Islamists militants in the Palestinian refugee camp on Monday and at least eight civilians were killed, raising the death toll in two days of fighting to 65, security sources said. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

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  • Smoke bellows from heavy shelling by the Lebanese army, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northen city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Smoke bellows from heavy shelling by the Lebanese army, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northen city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Police inspect buildings burnt from clashes between the Lebanese army and Palestinian Fateh el-Islam militants in Tripoli May 21, 2007. Lebanese tanks shelled Islamists militants in a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday and at least eight civilians were killed, raising the death toll in two days of fighting to 65, security sources said. (Sharif Karim/Reuters)

  • Lebanese security personnel capture a militant after clashes with Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. (Wadih Shlink/Reuters)

  • Lebanese policemen take cover during a firefight between the Lebanese army and Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in Tripoli. Lebanese troops battled Islamist extremists for a second day after the deadliest internal fighting since the civil war left 46 people dead and renewed fears about Lebanon’s stability.(AFP/Ousama Ayoub)

  • Lebanese soldiers take positions at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared. Lebanese troops battled Islamist extremists for a second day after the deadliest internal fighting since the civil war left 46 people dead and renewed fears about Lebanon’s stability.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

  • Smoke bellows from inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr elBared during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northern city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese forces engaged in heavy gunbattles with al-Qaida-styled Islamic militants in Tripoli and a nearby Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, officials said, in the worst violence to hit the northern city in two decades. At least seven Lebanese soldiers were killed outside the refugee camp, the military said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Lebanese army soldiers, take their position in front a burned house at the entrance of Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr elBared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northern city of Tripoli, Monday May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops tightened a siege of a Palestinian refugee camp Monday where a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida was holed up, pounding the camp with artillery a day after the worst eruption of violence since the end of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Smoke billows from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared near Tripoli. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militiamen in a Palestinian refugee camp, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised deep concerns about Lebanon‘s fragile security.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • A Lebanese soldier fires at the positions of Islamic extremists inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-bared near Tripoli. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militiamen in a Palestinian refugee camp, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised deep concerns about Lebanon‘s fragile security.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

  • Lebanese troops secure their post located at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared near Tripoli. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist fighters in a Palestinian refugee camp, the second day of the deadliest explosion of violence since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised deep concerns about Lebanon‘s fragile security.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar

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  • Armed militants of the Palestinian Islamist group Fatah al-Islam secure a position in the refugee camp of Nahr elBared, March 2007. At least 19 people were killed in fierce gunbattles that erupted in Lebanon between soldiers and fighters from a shadowy Islamic extremist group accused of links to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

    Lebanese soldiers take cover behind an armoured personnel carrier (APC) during clashes with militants in Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Lebanon’s army battled al Qaeda-linked militants who threatened to open "gates of fire" after clashes which killed 21 people, 13 of them soldiers, on Sunday. REUTERS/ Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers fire at Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group positions in Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles erupted in Lebanon between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 22 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

  • An wounded Lebanese soldier on the ground receives help from his colleagues after he was injured during clashes with fighters from Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese tanks pounded shells at a militant group’s headquarters in a Palestinian refugee camp next to the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo)

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  • Two Lebanese special forces soldiers are stretchered to an ambulance by colleagues and Lebanese Red Cross workers after they were injured during clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese civilians stand in the middle of the street, as they watch clashes between the Lebanese army and fighters from an Islamic militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo)

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  • Lebanese special forces run on a highway leading to the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, seen in the background, during clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

  • Residents greet Lebanese army troops after clashes with militants of Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. (Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

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  • A militant killed during clashes with the Lebanese army lies in the street near the port city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Four Lebanese army soldiers were killed when militants attacked their patrol on the street on Sunday, security sources said. (Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

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  • A Lebanese soldier fires shots during clashes with militants of Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled al Qaeda-linked militants based in a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday and 38 people were killed in Lebanon’s bloodiest internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war. REUTERS/ Wadih Shlink (LEBANON)

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  • A wounded Lebanese soldier is carried to a Red Cross ambulance after clashes with Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled al Qaeda-linked militants based in a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday and 38 people were killed in Lebanon’s bloodiest internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war. REUTERS/ Wadih Shlink (LEBANON)

  • Lebanese policemen arrest a man during clashes between the Lebanese army and the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles erupted in Lebanon between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 28 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

  • Lebanese soldiers capture a militant after clashes with Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled al Qaeda-linked militants based in a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday and 38 people were killed in Lebanon’s bloodiest internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war. REUTERS/ Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese security personnel capture a militant after clashes with Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled al Qaeda-linked militants based in a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday and 38 people were killed in Lebanon’s bloodiest internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war. REUTERS/ Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, with other civilian men, carry a Lebanese soldier who was killed during clashes with fighters from an Islamic militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese tanks pounded shells at a militant group’s headquarters in a Palestinian refugee camp next to the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo)

  • An injured Lebanese soldier lies on the ground and receives help from his colleague after he was injured during a clashes with fighters from Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese tanks pounded shells at a militant group’s headquarters in a Palestinian refugee camp next to the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo)

  • An injured Lebanese soldier lies on the ground and receives help from his colleague after he was injured during a clashes with fighters from Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese tanks pounded shells at a militant group’s headquarters in a Palestinian refugee camp next to the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo)

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  • Lebanese soldiers and policemen return fire during clashes with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles erupted in Lebanon between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 22 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Lebanese soldiers and policemen take positions during a shootout with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles erupted in Lebanon between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 22 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

    Lebanese civilian people run away during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the northern city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese forces engaged in heavy gunbattles with al-Qaida-styled Islamic militants in Tripoli and a nearby Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, officials said, in the worst violence to hit the northern city in two decades. At least seven Lebanese soldiers were killed outside the refugee camp, the military said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, asks journalists to keep away from the area during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group at one of the main entrances to Nahrel-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, seen in the background, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese soldiers patrol a sandy road in the area of Qaa in the Bekaa valley, March 2007. At least 19 people were killed in fierce gunbattles in Lebanon between soldiers and fighters from a shadowy Palestinian Islamic extremist group accused of links to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, looks at smoke which bellows from inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday, May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, left, jumps next to his tank during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Troops of the Lebanese special forces army, walk forward to help other Lebanese security forces fight with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group at Nahrel-Bared Palestinian refugee camp seen in the background, tnorth city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese soldiers patrol a sandy road in the area of Qaa in the Bekaa valley, March 2007. Eleven people were killed in fierce fighting between Lebanese soldiers and Palestinian Islamic extremists accused of links to Al-Qaeda, the bloodiest clashes in northern Lebanon in years.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, asks journalists to keep the area during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group at one of the main entrence to Nahrel-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese army tank takes position near the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled militants linked to al Qaeda in northern Lebanon on Sunday and at least seven soldiers were killed, security sources said. REUTERS/Nazih Saddiq (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers, stand behind a wall to cover themselves during a clashes with Islamic militants at a street in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Two Lebanese soldiers, left, check their RPG launcher, as Lebanese police man, right, stands next to them during a clashes with Islamic militants at a street in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Troops of the Lebanese special forces army sit inside and in the top of their APC Armored Personnel Carrier upon their arrival to help another Lebanese security forces during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group at Nahrel-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, opens fire as he crosses the street during a clashes with Islamic militants at the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, carries an RPG launcher, as he sits behind a wall during a clashes with Islamic militants at a street in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, and seven members of the security forces were killed and 29 people wounded in fighting that involved tank and grenade fire, security officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • An militant of Fatah al-Islam carries an RPG launcher in the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, March 2007. Eleven people were killed in fierce fighting between Lebanese soldiers and Palestinian Islamic extremists accused of links to Al-Qaeda, the bloodiest clashes in northern Lebanon in years.(AFP/File/Nicola Toahmeh)

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  • 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. Four Lebanese army soldiers were killed when militants attacked their patrol on the street on Sunday, security sources said. (Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

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  • 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. Four Lebanese army soldiers were killed when militants attacked their patrol on the street on Sunday, security sources said. (Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

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  • Fatah al-Islam militants patrol in the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, March 2007. Eleven people were killed in fierce fighting between Lebanese soldiers and Palestinian Islamic extremists accused of links to Al-Qaeda, the bloodiest clashes in northern Lebanon in years.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • Lebanese security personnel run on a street near the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled militants linked to al Qaeda in northern Lebanon on Sunday and at least seven soldiers were killed, security sources said. REUTERS/ Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • A militant killed during clashes with the Lebanese army lies in the street near the port city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Four Lebanese army soldiers were killed when militants attacked their patrol on the street on Sunday, security sources said. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled militants linked to al Qaeda in northern Lebanon on Sunday and at least seven soldiers were killed, security sources said. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers are seen as smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Lebanese troops battled militants linked to al Qaeda in northern Lebanon on Sunday and at least seven soldiers were killed, security sources said. REUTERS/ Nazih Saddiq (LEBANON)

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  • Palestinian fighters of the Fatah al-Islam group are shown undergoing military training in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, in this March 23, 2007 file photo. Lebanese troops battled the militants linked to al Qaeda at the camp on Sunday, security sources and witnesses said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

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  • Fatah al-Islam militants patrol in the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, March 2007. At least 19 people were killed in fierce gunbattles in Lebanon between soldiers and fighters from a shadowy Palestinian Islamic extremist group accused of links to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

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  • An militant of Fatah al-Islam carries an RPG launcher in the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, March 2007. At least 16 people were killed in fierce gunbattles in northern Lebanon pitting soldiers against Palestinian Islamic extremists accused of links to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Nicola Toahmeh)

    A militant killed during clashes with the Lebanese army lies in the street near the port city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 20, 2007. Four Lebanese army soldiers were killed when militants attacked their patrol on the street on Sunday, security sources said. (Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

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  • Lebanese soldiers take position during clashes with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in Tripoli. At least 19 people were killed in fierce gunbattles that erupted in Lebanon between soldiers and fighters from a shadowy Islamic extremist group accused of links to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    • A Lebanese soldier screams as he receives help from Lebanese Red Cross men after he was injured during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese tanks pounded shells at a militant group’s headquarters in a Palestinian refugee camp next to the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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    • An wounded Lebanese soldier on the ground receives help from his colleagues after he was injured in clashes with fighters from an Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo)

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    • A Palestinian fighter gets in a Lebanese army vehicle after being arrested during clashes between Lebanese soldiers and the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 37 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    • Lebanese soldiers take positions during clashes with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 37 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    • Lebanese soldiers launch an assault on a building during clashes with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 37 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    • A Lebanese soldier lies dead as his comrades take cover during clashes with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 37 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    • Lebanese soldiers and policemen take cover with civilians during clashes with the Palestinian ‘Fatah al-Islam’ group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Fierce gunbattles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al-Qaeda, leaving 37 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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    • A Lebanese soldier receives help from a Lebanese Red Cross man after he was injured during clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese tanks pounded shells at a militant group’s headquarters in a Palestinian refugee camp next to the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

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    • A Lebanese soldier fires shots during clashes with militants of Fatah al-Islam group in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, May 20, 2007. (Wadih Shlink/Reuters)

    • Lebanese special forces soldiers, run on the highway leading to the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, seen in the background, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday May 20, 2007. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli and an adjacent Palestinian refugee camp early Sunday, in clashes that left 13 soldiers and 17 militants dead and wounded dozens(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese Sheikhs pray in front of the coffin of a Lebanese soldier, who was killed on Saturday during fighting with the Islamist Fateh al-Islam group in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al-Qaeda inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • Sons of a Lebanese soldier, who was killed on Saturday during fighting with the Islamist Fateh al-Islam group in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, stand by his coffin in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al-Qaeda inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese residents watch as smoke rises from the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 2, 2007. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

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  • Palestinian and Lebanese people from the nearby Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, lie on the ground and hold placards bearing the names of civilian people who they say were killed during clashes between the Lebanese army and Fatah Islam militant group, as they protest against the violence at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Sunday June 3, 2007. Heavy gunfire rang out from inside a bombed out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army pounded Islamic militants who are alleged holed up inside, during the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese Red Cross workers wait to evacuate civilians from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al Qaeda-inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

  • A Lebanese soldier holds his daughter’s hand as he walks near a tank outside Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al Qaeda-inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/ Hussam Shbaro (LEBANON)
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  • Lebanese soldiers take a rest near the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al Qaeda-inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

    • The Lebanese army shell a position being used by a militant sniper in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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    • With Lebanese soldiers in the background, the military medals of late Lebanese soldier Fadi Dhawi, 20, who was killed during the army offensive against Islamic militants at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, are placed over his coffin during his funeral procession in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007. Heavy gunfire rang out from inside a bombed out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army pounded Islamic militants holed up inside during the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)

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    • A Lebanese flag flies as smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al Qaeda-inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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    • The Lebanese army shell a building being used by militants, with a mosque minaret seen nearby above, in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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    • The Lebanese army shell a building being used by militants in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis)

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    • The Lebanese army shell a building being used by militants, center, as fires burn in another, right, and another lies collapsed, left, in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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    • The Lebanese army shell a building being used by a militant sniper in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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    • Lebanese Druze women grieve over their relative Sakir Nassib Abou Ali during a funeral in Mristi village south of Beirut June 3, 2007. Abou Ali, a soldier, was killed on Saturday during fighting with al-Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON)

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    • The Lebanese army shell a building being used by militants, with a mosque minaret seen nearby above, in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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    • Lebanese Druze Sheikhs and relatives attend the funeral of Sakir Nassib Abou Ali in Mristi village south of Beirut June 3, 2007. Abou Ali, a soldier, was killed on Saturday during fighting with al-Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON)

    • The body of a Lebanese soldier Fadi Dhawi, 20 who was killed during the army offensive against Islamic militants at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, is placed his grave during his funeral precession in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007. Heavy gunfire rang out from inside a bombed out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army pounded Islamic militants holed up inside during the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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    • The body of a Lebanese soldier Fadi Dhawi, 20 who was killed during the army offensive against Islamic militants at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, is carried by his comrades during his funeral precession in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007. Heavy gunfire rang out from inside a bombed out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army pounded Islamic militants holed up inside during the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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    • The body of a Lebanese soldier Fadi Dhawi, 20 who was killed during the army offensive against Islamic militants at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, is carried by his comrades during his funeral precession in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007. Heavy gunfire rang out from inside a bombed out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army pounded Islamic militants holed up inside during the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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    • The body of a Lebanese soldier Fadi Dhawi, 20 who was killed during the army offensive against Islamic militants at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, is carried by his comrades during his funeral precession in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007. Heavy gunfire rang out from inside a bombed out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army pounded Islamic militants holed up inside during the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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    • A Lebanese soldier carries the medals of his fallen comrade Sakir Nassib Abou Ali during a funeral in Mristi village south of Beirut June 3, 2007. Abou Ali was killed on Saturday during fighting with al-Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON)

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    • Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp as a Lebanese flag flies in northern Lebanon June 3, 2007. Lebanese troops unleashed artillery and tank barrages at defiant al Qaeda-inspired militants dug-in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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    • Relatives of Lebanese soldier Sakir Nassib Abou Ali grieve next to his body during a funeral in Mristi village south of Beirut June 3, 2007. Abou Ali was killed on Saturday during fighting with al-Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON)

    Lebanese soldiers make the "V" sign for victory on their way to the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 2, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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    • Lebanese soldiers look at a helicopter after it fired at targets at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 2, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at the Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON)

    • A Lebanese army helicopter flies over the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon June 2, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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    • A Lebanese army truck passes by as explosions are seen inside the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Saturday, June 2, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

    • Lebanese soldiers sit on an armoured personnel carrier as they make their way to the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in Lebanon June 2, 2007. Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)