The Shouf mountain area of Lebanon and Aleh, its largest village just south of the Beirut-Damascus highway, was reported quiet today after days of heavy fighting between local Druze and Christian villages and sections of villages.
Joint Druze-Christian patrols today toured the main highway to keep it open for traffic, and in a show of joint force to dissuade denominational fighting. Israeli troops and armor were not involved in the patrolling, though Israeli forces stood by ready to intervene if necessary. Meanwhile, further north, in Tripoli, fighting continued between pro-Syrian and anti-Syrian Lebanese groups.
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