AL-Lino Denies Dahlan Involved in Mieh Mieh Clashes
Palestinian Armed Struggle chief Mahmoud Issa, who goes by the nom de guerre of al-Lino, denied that sacked Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan was involved in the clashes that erupted at the Palestinian refugee camp of Mieh Mieh in the southern city of Sidon.
Al-Lino said in comments published in al-Joumhouria newspaper on Tuesday that Dahlan's role at the camp is merely humanitarian.
In June 2011, the central committee of the Fatah party led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has voted to expel Dahlan over allegations of corruption and murder.
“Linking the humanitarian aid that Dahlan's wife (Jalila) and the developments that occurred is a suspicious and baseless claim,” he pointed out.
The Palestinian official considered that the “clashes go back to an old issue that renewed over power at the Mieh Mieh camp.”
Eight people were killed on Monday and ten others were wounded in the unrest that started as an individual dispute ten days ago at the Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp.
The armed clash erupted between supporters of Jamal Suleiman's Ansar Ullah group, a close ally to Hizbullah and others of Ahmed Rashid's the Return Martyrs' Brigades.
Palestinian security sources told the newspaper that the Palestinian factions are working on resolving the dispute as soon as possible to avoid any negative repercussions.
“Today the Palestinians are facing an important test and they must assume their responsibilities or else the situation will deteriorate inside the Mieh Mieh camp, which would flare up the rest of the refugee camps,” the sources warned.
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