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The Battle of Sidon on June 2013 was part of the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon, and involved the Lebanese Army and Sunni militants in the city of Sidon, Lebanon. Clashes between the followers of militant preacher Ahmed Al-Assir resulted in the deaths of 18 soldiers, 25–40 al-Assir gunmen, two civilians, and according to some sources, four Hezbollah fighters.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lebanese Army storms Assir complex, preacher flees )〕 The clashes were the deadliest since the Syria-related internal conflict in Lebanon began in 2011. == Background == The Syrian civil war has heightened sectarian tensions within Lebanon, particularly between Sunni and Shia Muslims, many of whom support opposing sides and have entered the conflict in large numbers. Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah announced on May 25 that Hezbollah would openly support President Bashar al-Assad's forces in fighting the insurgency in Syria. Some Sunni leaders in Lebanon have likewise at various points in time called for Jihad against the Assad government in Syria, and urged Lebanese to join.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mustaqbal Rejects Calls for Jihad in Syria, Urges Hizbullah to Withdraw Fighters )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asir Rejects to Withdraw Jihad Call, Urges Clerics to Support Fatwa )〕 In June 2013, clashes broke out in an eastern suburb of Sidon after several people attacked, threw stones at, and shattered the windows of a car belonging to Amjad al-Assir, the brother of Hezbollah critic and hard-line cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir. Al-Assir then gave Hezbollah a one-week ultimatum to vacate apartments occupied by the group's supporters in the mostly Sunni city. Clashes broke out between gunmen backing Hezbollah and Sheik Al-Assir, both sides wielding automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Officials stated that the gunmen fighting al-Assir's followers were believed to be Hezbollah sympathizers.〔http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/lebanon-clashes_n_3459054.html Huffington Post〕 Lebanese army troops deployed in the area of the fighting, which subsided after several hours. The military called on gunmen to withdraw immediately from the streets. A group of Al-Assir followers are believed to have staged armed attacks on several civil apartments in Saida. These were reportedly identified as Hezbollah offices. Hezbollah backers viewed the attacks as provocations initiated by Saudi and Qatari-backed Sunni fundamentalists with the aim of expanding the Syrian civil war into Lebanon in order to bog down Hezbollah in domestic Lebanese conflicts and reduce its impact on the conflict in Syria. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Sidon (2013)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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