3 More Killed in Tripoli Fighting as Night Clashes Intensify
Three people were killed on Saturday in the latest round of clashes between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in the northern city of Tripoli, reported the National News Agency.
The fighting had eased on Saturday morning as intermittent gunshots could be heard in the city but it intensified at night in most of the hotspots.
The army said in a communique that six soldiers were injured in three attacks on armored personnel carries.
The assaults involved the use of Rocket Propelled Grenades, hand grenades and Inerga-type rockets.
NNA warned that snipers were targeting any movement, especially on the international highway that connects Tripoli to Akkar.
Traffic came to a halt in the city and classes at schools and universities were suspended.
Shops located far from the areas witnessing clashes opened their doors to business.
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr ordered the armed forces to reveal the identifies of those involved the fighting and arrest them.
Overnight, heavy fighting was witnessed throughout the areas of tension.
Machineguns and B7 and B10 rocket-propelled grenades were used in the clashes.
The random firing against houses forced residents to flee the area, added NNA.
The army had opened fire at the sources of the shooting in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
Eleven people have been killed and 50 wounded since the fighting erupted on Thursday.
Clashes between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen had increased in frequency since the break out of the uprising in Syria in March 2011.
The Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood backs the revolt, while residents in Jabal Mohsen support the Syrian regime.
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