Army Intervenes after 'Heavy' Clashes in al-Saadiyat

Rocket-propelled grenades were used Friday evening in clashes between two armed groups in the coastal al-Saadiyat area south of Beirut, state-run National News Agency reported.

“Security forces are trying to contain the situation,” NNA said.

According to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5), the clashes stopped after security forces and the army entered the area.

“Heavy clashes erupted between the (Hizbullah-affiliated) Resistance Brigades and members of the al-Asaad family in al-Saadiyat and machineguns and RPGs are being used in the fighting,” MTV reported earlier.

LBCI television had described the clashes as “fierce” and some media reports said the fighting erupted between the Resistance Brigades and members of al-Mustaqbal movement.

This is not the first such incident in the al-Saadiyat area.

On January 12, a prayer hall came under gunfire during the presence of a local Hizbullah official in it.

The area had witnessed heavy clashes between supporters of al-Mustaqbal and members of the Resistance Brigades in July 2015 in which scores of people were injured.

Y.R.