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rmined. Lebanon: Lebanon has once again proven its pivotal position in the Syrian conflict's regional playing field. A fourth car bomb rocked south Beirut on January 2" —another symbolic blow to Hezbollah, whose support of the Alawite regime in Damascus continues to disgruntle Sunni elements in the reg
sts with links to al-Qaida and fighters in Syria—in particular, members of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)—have moved into Fallujah and Ramadi in Anbar province in Iraq. This is the first time militants have retained such flagrant control in major cities since the peak of the vio
d sectarian tensions there during the last three years. Tripoli locals described the latest episode as a "war of attrition." The Lebanese capital of Beirut also saw violence in recent days: a gunfight broke out between pro- and anti-Damascus factions on March 31st killing one and injuring several people
build links across the Iraq-Syria border and expand their support base. Of particular concern is the Sunni-dominated Anbar province and its city of Fallujah, where the government is not in control EFTA00684086 and al-Qaida-inspired militants and tribesmen vie for power. However, with an ever-growing Su
foreign fighters, battles with seven differ=nt homegrown Syrian rebel groups for control of the region around Aleppo, Syri=. The Iranian Embassy in Beirut is bombed. Mohamad Chatah, an enormously dece=t former Lebanese finance minister, is blown up after criticizing Hezbollah=92s brutish tactics. Anoth
ly dece=t former Lebanese finance minister, is blown up after criticizing Hezbollah=92s brutish tactics. Another pro-Al Qaeda group takes control of Fallujah, Iraq= Explosions rock Egypt, where the army is now jailing Islamists and secular activists. Libya is a mess of competing militias. What's going on
Entities connected to both Beirut and Fallujah

Jeffrey Epstein
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Lebanon
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Barack Obama
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tehran
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Bill Clinton
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Damascus
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Cairo
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Marc Rich
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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Middle East
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Hosni Mubarak
PERSONLeon Black
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Department of Justice
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Prince Andrew
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Virginia Giuffre
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