Timeline of the 2008 fighting in Lebanon

The timeline of events in the 2008 fighting in Lebanon is set out below.=Timeline=

May

May 8, 2008

*1 Amal fighter, 6 civilians killedIn street battles in Beirut one Amal fighter and six civilians are killed, among the dead were two women and one child. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7390943.stm BBC NEWS | Middle East | Deadly gun battles shake Beirut ] ] [ [http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=41637 Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon :: If not now, when -Seven killed in Beirut fighting ] ]

May 9, 2008

*7 Hezbollah fighters, 2 LDP fighters, 1 pro-government fighter, 4 civilians killedIn street battles in Beirut one pro-government and two LDP fighters were killed. [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=91930 The Daily Star - Politics - Day 5: Lebanese dare to hope worst is over ] ] In street battles in Aley eight people, including seven Hezbollah fighters, are killed. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3541431,00.html Lebanon death toll up following northern clash - Israel News, Ynetnews ] ] cite news |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2BB82CA0-4895-4454-8E29-7072B103E06C.htm |publisher="Al Jazeera" |title=Beirut streets 'calm' after clashes |date=10 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-10] In sporadic clashes in Sidon a man and his wife were killed; and in Bar Elias in the Bekaa Valley a woman was killed also.

May 10, 2008

*10 SSNP members, 9 pro-government fighters, 2 Hezbollah fighters, 2 soldiers, 2 civilians, 1 Australian citizen killedA gunman fired on the funeral procession of the government supporter, who was killed the previous day in Beirut, leaving two people dead and several wounded. [cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20080510-six-killed-during-beirut-funeral-medics|title=Six killed during Beirut funeral: medics|publisher=France 24|accessdate=2008-05-10|date=2008-05-10] At least 14 people were killed in northern Lebanon in the town of Halba in clashes between the rival supporters. 10 of the dead were SSNP members, three were government loyalists and one was an Australian citizen who was trying to get information at the SSNP offices about evacuating from the city. [ [http://hawkesbury.yourguide.com.au/news/national/national/general/australian-killed-in-lebanon-dfat/768453.aspx Australian killed in Lebanon: DFAT - National News - National - General - Hawkesbury Gazette ] ] Three Hezbollah fighters were attacked in Aley by pro-government Druze fighters leaving two of them dead and the third missing.citeweb|title=Death toll in Lebanon rises to 18 as clashes intensify across country|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=91930|publisher="Daily Star (Lebanon)"|accessdate=2008-05-11] Two soldiers were killed in fighting east of Beirut. [ [http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/05/10/49626.html Hezbollah withdrawing gunmen from Beirut ] ] Another person was killed in clashes in Sidon. A woman was killed in heavy street battles in Tripoli late in the evening.

May 11, 2008

*17 pro-government fighters, 17 Hezbollah fighters, 2 civilians killedIn heavy ground and artillery battles in the mountain town of Chouweifat and surrounding villages 36 people, including 17 Hezbollah and 17 pro-government Druze fighters and two civilians [ [http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=164676 Heavy fighting breaks out in north Lebanon ] ] , were killed. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7395421.stm BBC NEWS | Middle East | Clashes resume in north Lebanon ] ] [http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/05/12/49725.html Lebanon army gives gunmen deadline to disarm ] ]

May 12, 2008

*1 civilian killedIn clashes in Tripoli one person was killed and at least six others wounded. [ [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9696FDD9-BE2C-4610-B5BB-D7FE88C2B003.htm Al Jazeera English - News - Fresh Clashes In North Lebanon ] ]

June

June 17, 2008

*3 civilians killedIn clashes in the Bekaa Valley three civilians were killed.Fact|date=June 2008

June 22, 2008

*1 policeman, 8 civilians killedIn clashes in Tripoli one policeman and eight civilians were killed.Fact|date=June 2008

July

July 25, 2008

*1 policeman, 8 civilians killedIn clashes in Tripoli one policeman and eight civilians were killed. Among the dead were two women and a 10-year-old child. [ [http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month=July2008&file=World_News200807271463.xml The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily ] ]

= Casualties =Based on the above mentioned reports 105 people were reported to have been killed and one is missing.
* Pro-government fighters: 27 killed
* Opposition fighters: 39 killed, 1 missing
* Lebanese Army: 2 killed
* Lebanese police: 2 killed
* Lebanese civilians: 34 killed*
* Foreign civilians: 1 (Australian)

*22 of the 34 were most certainly confirmed to have been civilians, with six of them women, one child and twelve men.

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