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| Fatah gunmen rampage through Ramallah |
| 2006-06-13 |
| Gunmen loyal to Fatah rampaged through the West Bank city of Ramallah last night, shooting up parliament and torching the prime minister's office in a worsening power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement. The attacks were launched after Hamas militants besieged the southern Gaza headquarters of the Palestinian preventive security force, which is Fatah-controlled, and fired rocket-propelled grenades. Five people were wounded in the assault. The events in Ramallah began shortly after Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority's Fatah president, ordered security forces on to the streets to maintain law and order in the light of the Gaza violence. The prime minister's office and parliament building are both symbols of Hamas power following the Islamists' victory in elections in January. |
| Posted by:flyover |
| #6 Jeez, the Somalis do this power struggle shtick better than the Paloeswians do. Come on, lets see some coordinated strikes that cause one side to flee an area, with victory parades by the winning side. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-06-13 23:24 |
| #5 Ima up to here in popcorn, but carry on, Hamas and Fatah and all the rogues in between. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-06-13 16:38 |
| #4 Risk splitting the territories, that's a good one. We are talking about people who strap explosives to children here. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-13 09:50 |
| #3 Hamas has long been stronger in Gaza than the West Bank, Fatah is making clear that if Hamas wants to play rough, they risk splitting the territories. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-06-13 09:34 |
| #2 Hamas, which does not recognize Israel, has declared the referendum illegal. And we all know Hamas doesnÂ’t want to do anything that is illegal. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-06-13 09:18 |
| #1 Red on Red...only in the land of islamo-insanity. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-06-13 08:36 |