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Lebanese troops attempt to restore peace

A masked Sunni gunman stands guard under a portrait of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan on a blocked street leading to a Shiite neighborhood Oct. 22 in Beirut. The Lebanese army was deployed on a security operation to restore peace after fighting, triggered by the killing of the general Oct. 19, erupted between Sunni and Shiite gunmen.
A masked Sunni gunman stands guard under a portrait of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan on a blocked street leading to a Shiite neighborhood Oct. 22 in Beirut. The Lebanese army was deployed on a security operation to restore peace after fighting, triggered by the killing of the general Oct. 19, erupted between Sunni and Shiite gunmen.
Hussein Malla, AP
Lebanese army soldiers patrol a neighborhood in Beirut.
Lebanese army soldiers patrol a neighborhood in Beirut.
Ahmad Omar, AP
Lebanese troops position a tank.
Lebanese troops position a tank.
Hussein Malla, AP
A Sunni gunman rides a scooter along a blocked street leading to a Shiite neighborhood.
A Sunni gunman rides a scooter along a blocked street leading to a Shiite neighborhood.
Hussein Malla, AP
Lebanese soldiers deploy along a road in Beirut.
Lebanese soldiers deploy along a road in Beirut.
Hussein Malla, AP
Sunni gunmen patrol a street leading to a Shiite neighborhood.
Sunni gunmen patrol a street leading to a Shiite neighborhood.
Hussein Malla, AP
Soldiers remove steel trash containers being used as a roadblock in a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen.
Soldiers remove steel trash containers being used as a roadblock in a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen.
Ahmad Omar, AP
Soldiers remove a roadblock.
Soldiers remove a roadblock.
Ahmad Omar, AP
Lebanese soldiers patrol a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen.
Lebanese soldiers patrol a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen.
Ahmad Omar, AP
A home burns during fighting between Sunni and Shiite factions on Oct. 22 in Tripoli, Lebanon.
A home burns during fighting between Sunni and Shiite factions on Oct. 22 in Tripoli, Lebanon.
Bilal Hussein, AP
A 10-year-old Sunni boy named Usam holds a weapon in a neighborhood in Tripoli.
A 10-year-old Sunni boy named Usam holds a weapon in a neighborhood in Tripoli.
Bilal Hussein, AP
A Sunni gunman takes cover during fighting in Tripoli.
A Sunni gunman takes cover during fighting in Tripoli.
Bilal Hussein, AP
A hospital worker looks at the body of Muhammed Almasry, who was killed during fighting between Sunni and Shiite factions.
A hospital worker looks at the body of Muhammed Almasry, who was killed during fighting between Sunni and Shiite factions.
Bilal Hussein, AP
Tear gas envelops protesters as they pull a barbed wire barrier during clashes after the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan on Oct. 21 in Beirut. Soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a police cordon and tried to storm the government headquarters.
Tear gas envelops protesters as they pull a barbed wire barrier during clashes after the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan on Oct. 21 in Beirut. Soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a police cordon and tried to storm the government headquarters.
Hussein Malla, AP
A girl cries at the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan at Martyrs' Square in Beirut. The general was assassinated Oct. 19 by a car bomb.
A girl cries at the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan at Martyrs' Square in Beirut. The general was assassinated Oct. 19 by a car bomb.
Bilal Hussein, AP
An honor guard carries the casket of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan.
An honor guard carries the casket of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan.
Bilal Hussein, AP
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