| Lebanon's Islamic resistance movement, Hezbollah, said Jan. 13 that the group is concerned about a recent statement released by al Qaeda, in which it claimed responsibility for rocket attacks launched into Israel from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah's deputy secretary general, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said in an interview published by Christian Science Monitor newspaper that Hezbollah is frustrated with al Qaeda's intrusion onto its traditional territory. Qassem said Hezbollah, a Shiite organization, has been closely monitoring the development of militant Sunni Islam in the region, stressing that southern Lebanon should not become an "arena for settling scores." |