Syria uprising intensifies, spills into Lebanon
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 04:32 AM
- Online news: World
Syrian armour moved against protest flashpoints and a general was gunned down in Damascus on Saturday as the bloodshed showed no signs of abating, even spilling over into Lebanon.
A man takes cover behind an armored vehicle of Lebanese Army in the neighbourhood of Baba al-Tabbaneh in the coastal city of Tripoli after the shooting broke out between Sunni supporters of the anti-Syrian opposition and Alawite Muslims loyal to a Hezbollah-led alliance backed by Iran and Syria.
The Syrian National Council, or SNC, said Arab recognition of the opposition umbrella group was imminent, ahead of key talks on the crisis in Cairo on Sunday.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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