Photos: Conflict on the rise in Lebanon as Hezbollah gets involved in Syria
June 9, 2013
Anti-Hezbollah activists wave Syrian opposition (L) and Lebanese national flags during a protest in Beirut June 9, 2013. A Lebanese protester was killed outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Sunday after gunmen from the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia Hezbollah opened fire when anti-Hezbollah Shi'ite demonstrators approached, witnesses and officials said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Hezbollah supporters clash with supporters of the Lebanese Option Party during a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013. A senior Lebanese military official says clashes have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in the capital between protesters opposing Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian war and unidentified Lebanese, killing one demonstrator. (AP Photo) ( APTOPIX Mideast Lebanon Syria )
Hezbollah supporters attack a bus carrying anti-Hezbollah protesters in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut June 9, 2013. An unarmed Lebanese protester, a member of a small crowd demonstrating against the backing of Iran and its Hezbollah ally for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed on Sunday by gunfire in front of the embassy in Beirut, Lebanese security officials said. REUTERS/ Stringer ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Two youths on skateboards pass by a police officer and a soldier securing a street they have closed off, where anti-Hezbollah activists had earlier held a protest, in Beirut June 9, 2013. An unarmed Lebanese protester, a member of a small crowd demonstrating against the backing of Iran and its Hezbollah ally for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed on Sunday by gunfire in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanese security officials said. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah supporters are seen gathered in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut June 9, 2013. An unarmed Lebanese protester, a member of a small crowd demonstrating against the backing of Iran and its Hezbollah ally for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed on Sunday by gunfire in front of the embassy in Beirut, Lebanese security officials said. REUTERS/ Stringer ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
An image of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a car's windscreen as Hezbollah supporters celebrate, after the Syrian army took control of Qusair from rebel fighters, in the Shi'ite town of Hermel June 5, 2013. Syrian government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies seized control of the border town of Qusair on Wednesday, dealing a major defeat to rebel fighters battling to overthrow Assad. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
Supporters of Hezbollah distribute sweets as they celebrate after the Syrian army took control of Qusair from rebel fighters, in the Shi'ite town of Hermel June 5, 2013. Syrian government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies seized control of the border town of Qusair on Wednesday, dealing a major defeat to rebel fighters battling to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
Hezbollah supporters fire weapons as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian town of Qusair to forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah fighters, in Bazzalieh village, Lebanon, near the Lebanese-Syrian border, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. The Syrian army captured a strategic town near the Lebanese border on Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, handing a heavy defeat to rebels and solidifying a shift in the country's civil war in favor of President Bashar Assad's regime.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
Lebanese Army soldiers secure a street they have closed off, where anti-Hezbollah activists had earlier held a protest, in Beirut June 9, 2013. A Lebanese protester was killed outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Sunday after gunmen from the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia Hezbollah opened fire when anti-Hezbollah Shi'ite demonstrators approached, witnesses and officials said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Lebanese Army soldiers patrol town of Arsal after being deployed to tighten security after two men died in clashes near a Lebanese army checkpoint June 6, 2013. Two men died in clashes near a Lebanese army checkpoint on Thursday, a security source said, in a possible spillover from the recent fighting in the nearby Syrian border town of Qusair. REUTERS/Ahmad Shalha ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON-CHECKPOINT )
An activist shows photographers a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the seat of her pants during an anti-Hezbollah protest in Beirut June 9, 2013. A Lebanese protester was killed outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Sunday after gunmen from the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia Hezbollah opened fire when anti-Hezbollah Shi'ite demonstrators approached, witnesses and officials said. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Lebanese and Syrian activists chant pro-Syrian revolution slogans during a protest against the participation of Hezbollah in the Syrian war, at Martyrs square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013. A senior Lebanese military official says clashes have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in the capital between protesters opposing Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian war and unidentified locals, killing one demonstrator. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and a Syrian national flag are seen on a street as Lebanese army soldiers patrol the Alawite Jabal Mohsen neighborhood, after being deployed to tighten security following clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites, in the port city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon June 5, 2013. Twenty nine people were killed last month in the deadliest fighting yet between gunmen sympathetic to the uprising against Bashar al-Assad and Alawite supporters of the Syrian president. REUTERS/Stringer ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Lebanese Army soldiers remove barricades after months of clashes between Sunni Muslims and the small Alawite community, in Tripoli, Lebanon on June 9, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer ( LEBANON/ )
The Syrian national flag flutters as pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad along with his father Syria's late president Hafez al-Assad are seen on a wall of a building in the Alawite Jabal Mohsen neighborhood in the port city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon June 5, 2013. Twenty nine people were killed last month in the deadliest fighting yet between gunmen sympathetic to the uprising against Bashar al-Assad and Alawite supporters of the Syrian president. REUTERS/Stringer ( SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON )
Prominent conservative cleric Da'i al-Islam al-Shahhal (R) sits in a mosque during Friday prayers in Tripoli, northern Lebanon June 7, 2013. Sunni Muslim preachers condemned Iran and its "Satanic" Shi'ite allies in Friday sermons, after a battle in Syria that has inflamed sectarian rhetoric which risks spreading violence around the Middle East. Shahhal urged followers to resist Iranian attempts to control Iraq, Lebanon and Syria as a step to conquering the Gulf states. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim ( SYRIA-CRISIS/MUSLIMS )
A Syrian family hold Syrian revolution flags during a protest against the participation of Hezbollah's role in the Syrian war, at Martyrs square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013. A senior Lebanese military official says clashes have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in the capital between protesters opposing Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian war and unidentified locals, killing one demonstrator. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
A Lebanese activist wearing a shirt with Arabic that reads, "no to Hezbollah weapons in Qusair," flashes the victory sign, during a protest against the participation of Hezbollah in the Syrian war, at Martyrs square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013. A senior Lebanese military official says clashes have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in the capital between protesters opposing Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian war and unidentified locals, killing one demonstrator. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
Lebanese Red Cross ambulances transporting Syrian refugees injured in the fighting between Syrian government troops and rebel fighters in the Syrian border town of Qusair, travel to a hospital in Jib-Janine town, Bekaa Valley June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )
A Syrian family who fled to Lebanon this morning from the own of Qusair after it fell in the hands of Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah fighters, waits to move to the home of their relatives in Arsal town, near the Lebanese-Syrian border, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. The Syrian army captured a strategic town near the Lebanese border on Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, handing a heavy defeat to rebels and solidifying a shift in the country's civil war in favor of President Bashar Assad's regime.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
Suleiman, 8, a Syrian boy who fled to Lebanon this morning with his family from the town of Qusair after it fell to Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah fighters, stands in front of his belongings, in Arsal town, near the Lebanese-Syrian border, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. The Syrian army captured a strategic town near the Lebanese border on Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, handing a heavy defeat to rebels and solidifying a shift in the country's civil war in favor of President Bashar Assad's regime.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
A Syrian activist flashes the victory sign during a protest against the participation of Hezbollah in the Syrian war, at Martyrs square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013. A senior Lebanese military official says clashes have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in the capital between protesters opposing Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian war and unidentified locals, killing one demonstrator. The Syrian revolutionary flag is seen at background. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Syria )
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