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Lebanon: Kurd dies in fight with Hezbollah
and Amal in Beirut
30.6.2010 |
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June
30, 2010
BEIRUT,
— On Saturday fighting broke out on the streets of
Beirut’s Naba’a neighbourhood between a group of
Kurds and others. One Kurd died from wounds
sustained in the fighting.
The Naba’a neighbourhood of East Beirut is home to
many Kurds from Syria. Naba’a is a mixed,
multi-confessional area suffering from chronic
unemployment, a lack of social services, high levels
of insecurity and crime.
Problems began after 10pm on Saturday night between
some Kurds and a group belonging to the Arabic Amal
Movement,www.ekurd.netwho
began fighting each other with sticks and knives.
The Amal (Hope) Movement is a Shi’a Muslim Militia
founded in 1975.
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Naba'a neighbourhood in Beirut |
A group from Hezbollah
emerged from a local mosque, joined the mêlée, and
then opened fire on the Kurds. Details are sketchy
as to how the fighting began or why it turned
deadly.
Thirty-seven year old ‘Abdel Mon’em Rashid Haji
Rashid, a Kurd from Efrîn (Syria) was hit by a
bullet. His assailant escaped before the arrival of
security forces. Haji Rashid was transferred to a
local hospital where he later died of his wounds.
The Lebanese army was deployed to take control of
the situation, but left around midnight after the
situation was under control. After their departure
members of Amal and Hezbollah came out to take up
positions in the streets. Kurdish-owned shops in the
area were closed on Sunday fearing further attacks.
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