Islam is once againt attempting to remove the only Christian enclave in the middle East, for many years Islam has wanted to take over the Lebanon and claim the land as part of the Islamic Ummah.

We all know the story, Christian Lebanon takes in Jasser Arrafat and his group of thugs, Arrafat and his thugs then start attacking Christians and the Lebanese war began - Israel stepped in and stopped it.

The western world should really do something about this gross act of piracy, if we do not then another part of the Middle East will succumb to the terror of Islam



Gunmen from the Shia militant group Hezbollah have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government.Gunmen from the Shia militant group Hezbollah have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government.

The gunmen, who also back Hezbollah's Shia opposition allies, have forced the closure of pro-government media.

The opposition said it would maintain roadblocks around Beirut until there was a solution to the political crisis.

At least 11 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and dozens injured in the city in three days of clashes.

The fighting was sparked by a government move on Monday to shut down Hezbollah's telecoms network.

The UN Security Council has urged the rival parties to stop fighting amid fears of civil war breaking out.

'Internal matter'

Lebanon was plunged into civil war from 1975-90, drawing in Syria and Israel, the two regional powers.

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Analysts say the key to avoiding such a conflict this time may be the neutrality of the army, and its ability to withstand the sectarian tensions.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose country long dominated neighbouring Lebanon, said on Friday that the political crisis there was an "internal matter".

Having withdrawn its army from the country in 2005, Syria denies meddling in Lebanon's internal politics.

But Damascus has been accused of involvement in the assassination over the past three years of several anti-Syrians, including Rafik Hariri, a former prime minister.

Lebanon has been without a president since late 2007, amid deadlock between the ruling coalition and Hezbollah-led opposition over the make-up of the government.

As residents of west Beirut fled on Friday, the Italian government was reported to be drawing up an evacuation plan for any of its nationals wanting to leave the city.

Earlier, media offices owned by Saad Hariri, a leader of the governing coalition, were shut after being attacked by militants loyal to Hezbollah.

The army moved in after gunmen besieged TV station Future News and partially set fire to the offices of al-Mustaqbal newspaper. Mr Hariri's radio station was also silenced.

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A compromise was reached for the premises to be taken over and protected by the Lebanese army at the price of going off the air.