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17:15, July 09, 2007 |
The Lebanese army has resumed heavy shelling of Fatah al-Islam positions inside the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the Daily Star reported on Monday.
The report said that intermittent fighting also erupted along the Bared River and around a old railway bridge on Sunday afternoon.
The troops responded to the light to medium fire from the Fatah al-Islam fighters who continued to fire mortars and snipe at army positions from half-demolished buildings inside the camp.
The Lebanese army, which continued to fortify its positions around the camp, has called on Fatah al-Islam militants to surrender and bring an end to the fighting that has raged for nearly seven weeks.
"The army command, anxious to put an end to the bloodshed ... calls on the armed men of Fatah al-Islam ... to take the initiative and surrender to the armed forces," an army statement said on Saturday.
The army appealed to militants "not to prevent those who wish ( to surrender) from doing so, particularly the wounded so they can receive the necessary treatment."
The Lebanese army have been battling with the militants of Fatah al-Islam holed up in the Nahr al-Bared camp since May 20. The bloodiest internal violence since the Lebanese 1975-1990 civil war has killed more than 200 people.
The Lebanese government lists Fatah al-Islam as a terrorist network aimed at destabilizing Lebanon.
Source: Xinhua
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