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May 2008 Revolt: May 11 Events |
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Written by Tayyar
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Continuous Update:
23:54 The Red Cross is still moving corpses & wounded people near Shoueifat municipality & info of death toll of more than 5 people & wounding more than 13
23:51 Jumblatt to NTV: The cease fire is the most important thing. When the situation calms down, we will talk politics. At the end we will get back to the dialogue
23:36 USS COLE barge crossing the Suez Canal direction Lebanese territorial waters
23:11 LBC: Violent clash between a group of Hezbollah & members of the Socialist Party in Marsti area in Shuf
23:10 Opposition supporters debar infiltration attempt carried out by pro-government militias in both Niha & Barouk areas
23:10 NTV: Violent clashes in Barouk mountain area in Shouf
22:37 Amr Moussa: The level of the situation in Lebanon resembles the old saying that it goes big to finally go down
22:33 A number of Arab countries reject a draft of resolution because it includes a clause that they consider against Hezbollah
22:25 Amr Moussa: We are open to dialogue but the arab initiative should be the basis for any discussion
22:21 Amr Moussa: The ministers’ commission that has been constituted will discuss the situation in Lebanon & will study the execution of the Arab League initiative
22:20 Amr Moussa: what we decided today thru this commission is to meet Lebanese leaders
22:18 Amr Moussa: The Arab ministers commission will arrive to Beirut in a short time, not necessariy tomorrow
22:15 Former MP Faysal Daoud to NTV: We ask Walik Bek to recall his history & that of his family & I address members of the Socialist Party to hand over their positions to the Lebanese army as I promise them no harm
22:10 NTV reporter: Heavy shootings in the air heard in Shoueifat for about 1 minute
22:05 The Arab ministers commission topped by Qatar is coming tomorrow to Beirut to work on dealing with the crisis
21:38 Al Manar: Socialist members place themselves at the disposal of former MP Faysal Daoud in Kawkaba
21:28 The decision was taken in Hasbaya to hand over Socialist Party positions to the Lebanese army
21:25 Jumblatt to LBC: The government is present & enjoys the trust if everybody so why resign?
21:24 Jumblatt to LBC: I addressed Sayyed Nasrallah to tell him the weapons won’t solve anything & if there would be any dialogue rounds, then I won’t mind
21:22 Jumblatt to LBC: No problem in the army intensifying its presence in Mount Lebanon
21:21 Statement issued by Druze Mashayekh: The sons of Mount Lebanon are not war seekers. They emphasized on what MP Walid Jumblatt & Mir Talal Arslan declared that no armed aspects should prevail but the Lebanese army. Any breach of such agreements can drag the country to evil consequences
21:21 Jumblatt to LBC: Seems the situation is stabilizing, the army is deploying & citizens are going back home
21:19 Al Arabya reporter from Cairo: The resolutions of the Arab foreign ministers conference will not condemn the Lebanese Opposition
21:11 Al Arabya reporter: I wandered in Beirut morning & evening & I haven’t seen any armed aspect in it
20:57 Aridi: the army deploys in Mount Lebanon according to an agreed plan
20:54 Journalist Ali Hamade: The Lebanese army offered Lebanon to Hezbollah
20:50 Al Manar: Jumblatt’s militia hand over positions in Shoueifat to the Lebanese army
20:49 Al Manar: The Lebanese army starts to deploy in Aley
20:44 Akram Shehayyeb to LBC: We always lived united with love in Mount Lebanon especially between Komatyeh & Kayfoun & we hope to get back soon to this atmosphere
20:41 OTV: Calm reigns in Shoueifat area at the moment
20:33 OTV: confirms after a phone call with MP Shehayyeb he’s fine
20:31 NTV: 2 civil aircraft landed today in the airport, the 1st one belongs to the Sri Lankan airway & the other to Emirates while no private jets landed contrary to what was spread in the media
20: 30 Al Arabya: Clashes decline to limited sites in Mount Lebanon
20:21 Al Manar: Socialist militia men drop down arms in Bshamun
20:20 Al Jazeera: Walid Jumblatt denies the killing of MP Akram Shehayyeb
20:19 Al Jazeera: MP Akram Shehayyeb was not killed as circulated by some media sations
20:17 Al Jazeera: Uncertain info about the resignation of Fuad Siniora because political horizons are blocked
20:08 ANB: The Lebanese army started deploying in Aytat
19:50 Al Manar: Members of the Socialist party in Shoueifat take shelter in houses & refuses to comply to the army who is reacting to any sniping
19:47 OTV: Saida old road is cut by now
19:47 Al Manar reporter: Sniping of the Socialist party is preventing the army’s deployment in Shoueifat
19:46 Al Manar: 2 forces of the Lebanese army took over the Opposition positions in Shoueifat
19:44 Al Manar: Complete calm reigns on Shoueifat, Aramoun, Bshamoun, Deir Koubel & Aboussiyeh hills
19:42 A quartet Arab commission for Lebanon topped by Qatar & includes Djibouti, Algeria, Yemen & Moussa to discuss the crisis
19:41 Al Manar: Socialist Party members did not commit to the cease fire in Bayssour
19:40 Al Arabya: Syria rejects a suggestion to send Arab forces to Lebanon
19:39 LBC: Army vehicles enters Shoueifat where cease fire did not enter into effect
19:37 Arslan to NTV: I ask all Mashayekh to work on calming down the situation
19:37 I hope everybody evacuates the streets so we can apply the reached agreement between MP Jumblatt & me. I tell Mount Lebanon sons that this battle is not ours. We want to preserve the identity of Mount Lebanon & the civil peace in it
19:36 Arslan to NTV: I hope everybody leave the streets so we can work on the situation a.s.a.p.
19:35 Arslan to NTV: There won’t be any break ins in Druze villages
19:34 We have to approach 1st the gun stores issue
19:32 NBN: Meeting held in Sheikh Walieddine house in Baaklin to handover the weapons of Socialist militia
19:32 Arslan to NTV: Hezbollah won’t enter Druze villages but the Lebanese army as agreed with the commander
19:30 Jumblatt to LBC: If there’s any conflict between Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah & me or between Hezbollah & the Socialist Party does not mean there has to be a conflict between Shiia, Druze & Christians…. We have to preserve the cohabitation
19:26 LBC: An Arab ministers commission headed by Qatar will conduct contacts with Lebanese parties
19:24 NBN: The Lebanese army started deploying in Shoueifat & takeover Socialist Party positions
19:19 Reurters: Aley clashes resulted in 5 people killed & 12 others wounded
19:16 Jumblatt to LBC: I ask all militants from both sides to stop the fights
19:15 ANB: info about Amr Moussa heading to Beirut on the top of a delegation
19:14 Al Arabya: A governmental meeting is being held & info about Moussa’s close return
19:13 Jumblatt to LBC: We do not intend to enter any battle so let us use our minds
19:13 Jumblatt: Revenge does not pay but increases the division
19:13 Jumblatt: We all have to cooperate so that the army handles the security in Mount Lebanon & cease fire enters into effect
19:12 Urgent governmental meeting after an interview between Sassoon & Siniora
19:12 Jumblatt to LBC: I hope Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah won’t allow any attack on “Beni Maarouf” & the residents of Mount Lebanon & to let the personal revenge between us, face to face if the issue is personal
19:08 Al Manar: A force of the Lebanese army is deploying in Shoueifat while being targeted & shot by Socialists as the Oppositions abides by the cease fire agreement
19:05 Opposition sources affirm the cease fire entering into effect & the army starts to deploy
19:03 Al Manar: Al Arabya channed claims an Arab foreign ministers statement refusing Hezbollah’s aiming his weapons toward the Lebanese people
19:00 NTV: Slow down of the frequency of clashes in general despite sounds of machine guns & a fire rock in a specific spot in Bayssour
18:54 NTV: A governmental meeting is held meanwhile in the serail
18:52 NTV reporter: Slow down of frequency of clashes in Ras El Jabal, Aley & Shoueifat
18:51 NTV: MP Shehayyeb called Talal Arslan & notified him that the Socialist Party is ready to handover its positions in Aley to the Lebanese army
18:49 Al Manar: Slow down of frequency of clashes in Shoueifat after Socialist Party surrender
18:49 The National Party calls Socialist Party militants to handover their weapons to the army & commits to incubate them
18:49 NTV: Arslan called army’s commander in Chief & discussed with him the conditions to handover medium & heavy artillery and some military bases of the Socialist Party
18:46 Al Manar: Most Shoueifat neighborhoodsar now in the hands of the Opposition except for some buildings around the municipality & high hills of Shouifat. The situation is calm right now
18:46 The Lebanese University: holds all classes in all its faculties & colleges till further notice
18:44 NTV: Clashes re-ignite in Kayfoun & Bayssour
18:43 NTV: Souk El Gharb & Aytat villages are now in the hands of the Opposition
18:37 Tayyar.org special: Field confirmed info that Shoueifat area is now in the hands of the Opposition
18:35 NBN: Battles continue in Mount Lebanon despite the cease fire
18:33 Former PM Selim El Hoss returned to Beirut via Damascus
18:32 Most violent battles were going on in Mount Lebanon, while at the same time when the cease fire was shown to take effect
18:28 Meanwhile:ruthless battles where mortar & machine guns shelling in use in Aley
18:27 Jumblatt: When we supported the international, Arab & Saudi stands, They weren’t with us but with the Arab state. We did not ask for their fleet support
18:27 Al Jazeera: Uncertain info that a private jet landed in Beirut a while ago
18:25 Jumblatt: My only concern is the cease fire
18:25 Jumblatt: The weapons of Hezbollah is no more to defend Lebanon as they say
18:24 Al Manar: Arab ministers assign Moussa the mission to go to Lebanon & top an Arab delegation
18:24 Jumblatt: I m going through a very difficult stage in my life
18:23 Jumblatt: We hold on the state project & I m staying in Beirut for the mean time
18:23 Jumblatt: We don’t have a militia & they want to take control over Mount Lebanon. The case is now in the hands of the citizens of Mount Lebanon because they refuse the control over their regions. It’s not about our party
18:21 Jumblatt: I consulted with my friend Nabih Berri & I m not in good terms with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
18:21 Jumblatt to Al Arabya: The days of the civil war are gone & we pledge the army to intervene thru Talal Arslan
18:19 Jumblatt to Al Arabya: Seems they want to take over Mount Lebanon, that’s why they continue battles
18:17 Al Arabya: Army vehicles are trying to deploy in clashes sites in Mount Lebanon
18:16 Al Manar: Complete quiet reigns now in West Aley regions
18:16 NBN: Socialist members drop their arms in many of Mount Lebanon villages & surrender themselves to the Opposition
18:14 NBN: Democratic Party declares Socialists have handed them their weapons on Shoueifat
18:13 Al Manar: Battles still going on in Bayssour
18:07 Al Arabya: Battles continue between Socialist militia & Opposition supporters despite the cease-fire entered into effect at 6:00pm
18:04 al Manar: The region of Aley is witnessing ruthless battles
18:02 NTV: Violent battles in the meantime in the surrounding area of Komatyeh
17:53 The Deputy President of Democratic Party Ziad Chouiri to NTV: The cease fire will take effect at 6:00pm in all Mount Lebanon regions
17:53 OTV: 5 killed & tens wounded in violent battles in the middle of Shoueifat
17:47 Al Manar: Socialist Party MPs who have been leading the attacks are out of reach
17:46 Al Manar: Opposition supporters fire Socialist militia from Sofar
17:45 NTV: Clashes re-ignite in 888 Hill & sounds of shootings & mortar shelling
17:41 Al Arabya: Arab League denounces Hezbollah aiming his weapons to Lebanese chests
17:39 Al Manar: Socialist militia men surrender in Ain Ounoub, Maaroufieh, Shouiefat, Souk El Gharb, Sofar & 888 Hill. Socialist Party command & militants are coordinating to handover positions
17:38 NTV: Black thick smoke seen at the entrances of Aley region due to tires burning by the Socialist militants
17:36 Al Manar: Mortar shelling Mount Lebanon battles
17:35 Al Manar: Violent battles in Souk El Gharb & Socialist militia men started to surrender to Democratic & Tawhid Parties
17:33 OTV: 3 killed at least in violent battles & intense sniping in Shoueifat
17:30 Al Arabya: Urgent call from the Arab ministers to stop fights in Lebanon
17:28 Al Manar: There are little escapes for the Socialist militia in Shoueifat area
17:27 Al Manar: Mount Lebanon battles are over & there are only search operations conducted
17:24 Al Arabya: Druze leader Arslan says: we will handover weapons in Mount Lebanon to the army
17:23 Al Manar: Jumblatt militia surrenders in Aytat, Ain Ounoub, Maaroufieh & Shoueifat
17:22 Al Manar: Socialist Party militants run in the woods
17:21 Wahhab: There are no Hezbollah members participating in the battles
17:21 Wahhab: We demand the army to go head to Mount Lebanon immediately to takeover the positions & weapons of the Socialist Party
17:19 Wahhab; We won’t allow Jumblatt to win some time & we tell him the private security theory is over
17:10 Arslan: I commit to my colleagues in the Opposition that we are entrusted to preserve Mount Lebanon. & I pledge members of the Opposition to stop shooting fire as I’ll call Gen Sleiman to draw a plan. I ask my brothers in the Socialist Party to cooperate with our offices in Mount Lebanon to handover the weapons to the Lebanese army
17:07 Arslan: I pledge Opposition supporters to stop the shootings immediately in Mount Lebanon & after my press conference I will call Gen Michel Sleiman to act
17:06 Arslan: I told Jumblatt that the delegation matter only involes security issues related to weapons & I agreed with my colleagues in the Opposition to take the weapons & hand them to the army
17:05 Arslan: I assure the Resistance & Opposition that Mount Lebanon will only be an incubator for the Resistance
17:05 Arslan: Mount Lebanon won’t be a stab in the back of the Resistance
17:04 Arslan in a press conference: asks to keep the unity & identiy of Mount Lebanon
17:01 LBC: Socialist Party militants surrender their weapon & HQs to the Democratic Party in Shoueifat
17:00 Mir Talal Arslan is holding a press conference at 5:00pm today
16:56 Wahhab: Jumblatt has to surrender all his arms & declare it clearly outloud & nothing other than this will work
16:52 Al Manar: Violent clashes in Bshamoun, Deir Koubel, Maaroufieh & Bayssour
16:50 Special: Clashes between opposition supporters & Socialist Party led to complete control of the opposition over the town of Azzounieh near Sofar
16:49 Al Manar: Tawhid supporters on the entrance of Baaklin call Jumblatt militia men to surrender
16:45 OTV: Violent battles around Shoueifat municipality
16:44 NTV: Battles extend to all towns between Bayssour & Aramoun
16:42 OTV: Battles with all kinds of weapons in mid-Shoueifat
16:38 Aridi to NTV: God forgive who shot on my house because it’s a resistance house & Bayssour is the town of the 140 martyrs
16:36 NTV: Ghazi Aridi wishes to put an end to all of this & calm to reside back
16:31 Jumblatt: I ask all supporters to keep the civil peace & says that after consulting with Berri & Talal Arslan who has been delegated to coordinate so that Mount Lebanon will be in the hands of the army
16:31 Jumblatt asks his supporters to respect the cohabitation
16:30 Jumblatt gives up facing the opposition & requests Talal Arslan to interfere as he delegates him to act
16:29 Jumblatt: Stopping the destruction is the most important matter
16:28 Jumblatt wishes Talal Arslan interferes to stop what’s happening & handover the matter to the army
16:27 Tayyar.org special: The clashes spot extends between Socialist militia & the opposition at the ends of Ain Ounoub
16:27 Al Manar: Opposition supporters control the town of Azzounieh in Aley
16:25 NTV: Clashes are back with different kinds of weapons, specifically between Kayfoun & Bayssour
16:18 OTV: Violent clashes around Shoueifat area
16:01 ANB: Violent clashes & missiles launching in Shoueifat
15:59 LBC: Heavy shootings & sounds of explosions in Shoueifat area
15:55 NTV: The clashes spots increases to Bayssour & Aramoun
15:51 NBN: Socialist militants are back to 888 Hill
15:49 Al Manar: Ruthless battles in Bayssour area where Socialist militants were shooting near the house of Ghazi Aridi. Light & medium machine guns, anti-aircraft & RPG shells are being used
15:37 ANB: Battles between Bayssour & Kayfoun areas
15:37 NTV: Use of heavy weapons in the Mount Lebanon battles in the mean time
15:29 NTV: Re-ignition of clashes in Mount Lebanon & sound of missiles heard
15:27 Siniora is procrastinating: we will deal with the 2 resolutions issue concerning Gen Shoukeir & the communication network once Mitri is back from Cairo. Beirut residents ask why?
15:22 Ali Kanso, the head of the Syrian National Social Party: The blood of the Kawmi won’t’ be shed for nothing & the justice system has to act. If justice does not prevail then will we act no matter how long it takes. The responsibility does not only include on the criminal but also on who ever instigated them
15:20 Ali Kanso: Al Mustaqbal committed a massacre yesterday by killing 11 partisans of the National Party in Halba as they were getting ready to handover their HQ to the Lebanese army
15:17 NBN: Increasing number of clashes spots in Mount Lebanon to many in the region
15:13 Al Manar: Socialist militia men surrender to the opposition at the ends of Kayfoun town
15:02 ANB: Contacts to contain clashes in Aytat-Kayfoun clashes in Mount Lebanon
14:52 Patriarch Sfeir calls all Lebanese parties to sit on dialog table & quit violence as it doesn’t serve Lebanon interests; what’s happening in Lebanon is a storm & the unity will prevail at the end
14:51 OTV: Shootings on Fayda-Zahle road & 2 people wounded
14:45 Calm resides now in Beirut streets & the army is keeping peace
14:23 Meanwhile, sounds of light & medium machine guns & missiles in Mount Lebanon
14:16 Al Manar: violent clashes between the opposition & Jumblatt’s militia in Aytat, near Kayfoun
14:11 OTV: Sounds of shootings in Aytat
14:09 NBN: An opposition source, as a response to Siniora: Yesterday, there was a mistake in the resolution & today a mistake in the sentence, originally there’s a mistake of estimating the good will intentions. So what is he waiting for then?
13:47 The opening session for the urgent Arab foreign ministers concerning the situation in Lebanon has just started
13:44 Al Sharq Al Jadeed agency: Siniora’s government is holding a meeting to issue a resolution that would result in the cancellation of both airport & network communications decisions
12:23 Former PM Karamy emphasizes on the importance of protecting the resistance & have a pure Lebanese solution for the issue
12:18 Karamy denounces Tripoli’s last confrontations & call everybody for restraint
12:17 Karamy pays tribute to the army’s role & is surprised with Siniora’s concentrated attack on the army
12:16 Karamy calls to the withdrawal of militants from the streets & to a handover to the army
12:15 Karamy calls to preserve the Lebanese resistance as long as the main aim is to fight Israel
12:05 LBC: What is left of Siniora’s government take a minute of silence mourning the victims
11:44 Wahhab: The decision not to enter the government’s seraill is just temporarily
11:44 OTV: Al Mustaqbal militants cut the road in Moharram & near Tinal Mosque inTripoli
10:28 LBC: Masnaa Int’l road is still closed
10:27 OTV: Yesterday clatshes in Halba/Akkar caused the death of 9 from the National Party & 3 from Al Mustaqbal & many injured.
Cautious calm spreaded since morning after the army entered the National Party’s office
10:23 OTV: Meksi-Dahr El Baydar road is now reopened
10:22 Al Jazeera: Supporters for both government & opposition reached a truce agreement in Tripoli
10:21 OTV: Calm in Bekaa as barriers set by Al Mustaqbal were removed & some extremists checking citizens IDs took off. No armed aspects shown except in Masnaa area where extremists drive passengers to Syria to borders in exchange for money
10:16 OTV: Normal life activity in Beirut & no armed aspects as Sukleen is working on cleaning the roads
10:12 Tele Liban: The army deploys in Tabbana & Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli
09:52 OTV: Calm meanwhile in the North especially in Tabbana & Jabal Mohsen after violent clashes all night long & reports about victims
09:44 OTV: Calm in Sidon as shops reopen & life is back in the streets. The emergency commission called for all citizens not to rush to buy food as no crisis iin the city
09:40 OTV: Lebanese & Qatari reservations for July & August haven’t been changed & weren’t cancelled till now
09:39 OTV: Masnaa Int’l road is witnessing a heavy traffic for Arab & foreigners who are heading to Damascus to go back home
09:34 OTV: The activity is very slow & the situation is getting calmer in areas of Mount Lebanon after the clashes. The army is deploying by setting barriers & patrols. Armed aspects diminished especially after the press conference of Walid Jumblatt as handover of his party’s offices to the army
09:24 OTV: Calm prevails for the moment in Aley
08:29 Press Info believe Syria will probably be represented by its delegate to the Arab League because the foreign affair minister Walid Moallem is already committed to other obligations
08:27 Al Jazeera: Arab Foreign Affairs Ministers gather today in Cairo to discuss the Lebanese crisis & attempt to reach a solution
08:23 Al Jazeera: Armed aspects disappeared from the streets of Beirut & the army is noticed to slighter its presence near some leaders’ residences
08:20 Al Jazeera: Sounds of fire rocks & bullet shooting in Tripoli as the battles goon in Tabbana & Jabal Mohsen between National Party & Al Mustaqbal
08:17 Al Jazeera: Some of the ministers in the government study the letter addressed by the army command to cancel both resolutions issued by the government earlier
08:13 Calm in Beirut neighborhoods with heavy deployment of the army & complete absence of militants
07:39 NTV: Calm in Beirut neighborhoods with heavy deployment of the army & complete absence of militants
07:37 NTV: Airport road is still cut with derbs with no armed aspects
07:18 LBC: Victims reported in Jabal Mohsen & Tabbana confrontations in the North
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