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An ongoing battle between the Lebanese army and radical Islamist militants along Lebanon's Syrian border is sparking fears that Lebanon might be pulled into the Syrian civil war
Already, extremists from the militant group the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIL or ISIS) have taken over huge swaths of Syria and Iraq. If the rebels continue their assault on Lebanon, it could mark a new front in the militants' quest to form an Islamic caliphate across much of the Middle East
A serious assault on Lebanon would also be alarming because there are already tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Lebanon as well as elsewhere in the Middle East, and an attack by Sunni extremists could inflame that strife Read more...
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