Faisal Karami Calls on Cabinet to Hold Extraordinary Session on Tripoli
Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karami called on Saturday the cabinet to hold an extraordinary session to confront the ongoing “farce” in Tripoli, the National News Agency reported.
“The government should unleash the security forces in order to control the situation by force and to disarm the militias,” Karami said.
He urged the cabinet to prevent any illegal political movements that seek to make Tripoli part of the regional conflict over the crisis in Syria.
Gunbattles erupted on Saturday in Tripoli between mostly Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh and mainly Alawites neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen.
Karami also told al-Jadeed channel that he is “confident” that the army can control the situation in the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
He warned that the northern city’s economy was threatened by the recent incidents.
According to NNA, Karami called on the cabinet to assume its responsibilities.
Bab al-Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen have been gripped by frequent fighting, reflecting a split between Lebanon's parties where the March 14- led opposition backs the revolt in Syria while a ruling coalition led by Hizbullah supports the Damascus regime.
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