
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) makes remarks during a meeting with members of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion at the State Department in Washington, DC. Rice on Monday praised Arab countries for rejecting militia attacks in Lebanon as illegitimate, but acknowledged that the situation there is "very fragile.

Sunni Muslim gunmen block the main road to Syrian borders with sand and barricades in the Masna'a area east of Lebanon May 12, 2008.

Lebanese army soldiers in armored personnel carriers patrol a street past burnt cars after clashes in Shwayfat area in Mount Lebanon May 12, 2008.

A Lebanese Druze man runs across a street which was attacked by Hezbollah militants in Chouweifat, South of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008. Lebanese army continued its deployments into the area of Chouweifat, Lebanon's mountains overlooking the capital Monday, a day after heavy fighting between pro and anti-government supporters left at least 11 people dead.