Five dead in clashes at a Palestinian camp in two days

YemenExtra

Five dead in clashes at in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon in two days of clashes.

Clashes erupted in the camp late Friday as Palestinian factions participating in a joint security force begun deploying throughout the area in the southern city of Sidon.

They came under fire from a local Islamic extremist group in part of the camp, prompting clashes that Lebanese and Palestinian medics said Sunday have now killed five people and wounded at least 30, mostly civilians.

around noon, the intensity of the clashes decreased after earlier fighting that sent clouds of black smoke up from the camp.

Saudi Arabia is a major exporter of the kind of jihadist ideology that drives groups like al-Qaeda and the Deash.

Ain al-Hilweh is home to some 61,000 Palestinians, including 6,000 who have fled the war on Syria.