Fighting from the Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon as Lebanese opponents and supporters of the Syrian government have traveled to Syria to fight, and attacked each other on Lebanese soil. The Syrian conflict has been described as having stoked a "resurgence of sectarian violence in Lebanon", with Lebanon's Sunni Muslims mostly supporting the rebels in Syria, while Shi'ites have largely supported Assad, whose Alawite minority is usually described as an offshoot of Shi'a Islam. Killings, unrest and kidnappings of foreign citizens across Lebanon has resulted. In mid 2011, seven people were killed and 59 wounded in a fight between gunmen in Tripoli. In May 2012, the conflict spread to Beirut, and later to south and east Lebanon, while the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in north L
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| - Fighting from the Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon as Lebanese opponents and supporters of the Syrian government have traveled to Syria to fight, and attacked each other on Lebanese soil. The Syrian conflict has been described as having stoked a "resurgence of sectarian violence in Lebanon", with Lebanon's Sunni Muslims mostly supporting the rebels in Syria, while Shi'ites have largely supported Assad, whose Alawite minority is usually described as an offshoot of Shi'a Islam. Killings, unrest and kidnappings of foreign citizens across Lebanon has resulted. In mid 2011, seven people were killed and 59 wounded in a fight between gunmen in Tripoli. In May 2012, the conflict spread to Beirut, and later to south and east Lebanon, while the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in north L
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| - the impact of the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war
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Caption
| - Lebanese army in Tripoli after December sectarian clashes
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- Total casualties:
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combatant
| - Hezbollah
- Free Syrian Army
- Future Movement
- SSNP
- Anti-Syrian government militants:
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- ISF
- Lebanese government:
Lebanese Army
- PNO
- Pro-Syrian government militants:
Arab Democratic Party
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Place
| - Tripoli, Saida, Akkar, Arsal and Beirut, Lebanon
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Conflict
| - Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon
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| - Fighting from the Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon as Lebanese opponents and supporters of the Syrian government have traveled to Syria to fight, and attacked each other on Lebanese soil. The Syrian conflict has been described as having stoked a "resurgence of sectarian violence in Lebanon", with Lebanon's Sunni Muslims mostly supporting the rebels in Syria, while Shi'ites have largely supported Assad, whose Alawite minority is usually described as an offshoot of Shi'a Islam. Killings, unrest and kidnappings of foreign citizens across Lebanon has resulted. In mid 2011, seven people were killed and 59 wounded in a fight between gunmen in Tripoli. In May 2012, the conflict spread to Beirut, and later to south and east Lebanon, while the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in north Lebanon and Beirut. Since May 2012 scores of people have died and hundreds more have been wounded in clashes. Among Lebanon's political blocs the anti-Syrian Saudi-backed March 14 Alliance supports the Syrian rebels, and the Iranian-backed pro-Syrian March 8 Alliance supports the Syrian government.
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