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Following Unrest, Lebanon Reverses Crackdown on Hezbollah

HeadlineMay 15, 2008

In Lebanon, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora’s government has rescinded two measures targeting the Shia group Hezbollah that led to the worst domestic violence since the end of the fifteen-year civil war. Dozens have been killed since the Lebanese cabinet outlawed Hezbollah’s telecommunications network and dismissed the head of airport security for his alleged ties to the party.

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