Fighters loyal to the government gather in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008. Heavy fighting broke out between government supporters and opponents Monday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, after soldiers quelled similar battles that killed at least 16 people in mountains overlooking the capital, security officials and paramedics said.
Fighters loyal to the government flash a 'V' sign in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008. Heavy fighting broke out Monday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli after soldiers quelled similar battles that killed at least 16 people in mountains overlooking the capital, security officials and paramedics said.
Militants of the Shiite Amal opposition group take to the streets during heavy clashes with pro-government fighters in Shwayfat in the Druze mountains southeast of Beirut. Fierce fighting has erupted in northern Lebanon, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of full-blown civil war.
A Lebanese army conscript walks home through debris blocking a street in Beirut. Fierce fighting has erupted in northern Lebanon, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of full-blown civil war.