The Lebanese government attacked
workers and
Hizballah at the same time, triggering a general strike supported by the Party of God. Hizballah and its allies have decisively won this battle, and even the Saudis are said to be advising pro-Western Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to step down:
"La Résistance contrôle une grande partie de Beyrouth," Al-Oufok, 9 May 2008; Nada Bakri and Graham Bowley,
"Shiite Militias Seize Beirut Neighborhoods," New York Times, 10 May 2008; and
"Hezbollah 'Seizes West Beirut'," Al Jazeera, 9 May 2008.
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