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Fatah al-Islam (Arabic: فتح الإسلام, meaning: Conquest of Islam) is a Sunni Islamist militant group established in November 2006 in a Palestinian refugee camp, located in Lebanon. [8] It has been described as a militant jihadist [ 9 ] movement that draws inspiration from al-Qaeda .
-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz and Joe Simonetti. Oct 29, 4:44 AM Hezbollah confirms new leader. Hezbollah said in a Tuesday morning statement posted to social media that Naim Qassem was elected as the ...
Heavy clashes resumed Wednesday in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, ending a cease-fire there following a day of relative calm. The clashes between Palestinian factions at the Ein el ...
Islam in Lebanon has a long and continuous history. According to a 2020 estimate by the CIA, it is followed by 69.3% of the country's total population. [3] While a 2022 study by Pew Research puts the number of Muslims in Lebanon at 57.6%. [4] According to the CIA study, Sunnis make up 31.9% while Twelver Shia make up 31.2%.
Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country that has the most religiously diverse society within the Middle East, recognizing 18 religious sects. [2] [3] The recognized religions are Islam (Sunni, Shia, Alawites, and Isma'ili), Druze, Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, evangelical Protestantism, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations agency has suspended services at the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to protest against the presence of armed fighters around its schools and other ...
Hezbollah launched more than 100 projectiles into Israel on Tuesday morning as the Israel Defense Forces continued its intense air and ground campaign in Lebanon. The latest exchanges of fire came ...
The Islamic Group (Arabic: الجماعة الإسلامية Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyah) abbreviated as the acronym JI is a Sunni Islamist political party in Lebanon. Jamaa Islamiya was founded in 1964 as the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood .