Lebanon battle death toll rises to 165 soldiers

BEIRUT - Two more soldiers have died in Lebanon's military operations against the Fatah al-Islam militia, bringing the death toll to 165 troops, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
"One soldier died from wounds on Monday, while another one was killed by a landmine on Tuesday," he said.
Three soldiers were wounded in demining operations in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon Tuesday, he added.
On Monday, Lebanon appealed for almost 400 million dollars in international aid to rebuild the camp which was devastated by the 15-week battle between Lebanese soldiers and Islamists of the Fatah al-Islam militia.
The fighting in and around the camp between May 20 and September 2 cost nearly 400 lives.
All of Nahr al-Bared's 31,000 residents have fled the camp to seek refuge in some of Lebanon's other 11 refugee camps, where they have been living in difficult conditions.
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09/12/2007 14:42 GMT