Democratic Gathering leader Walid Jumblat urged feuding factions in Tripoli to halt acts of violence and resort to wisdom, saying factional violence "only serves foreign agendas." Jumblat, in remarks published by the daily As Safir, said repercussions of such factional clashes would save no side, warning against re-launching fanatic movements similar to Shaker al-Abssi's Fatah al-Islam. He recalled that the Sunnis and Alawites have a joint history of struggle in defense of Lebanon and its Arab belonging.