President Michel Suleiman, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati, and Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji held a meeting on Monday to tackle the latest unrest in the northern city of Tripoli between the rival Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods, reported LBCI television,

 

Miqati told LBCI that the gatherers agreed to “turn Tripoli into a military zone for a period of six months.” “The decisions of the security meeting abide by article four of the defense law,” he explained. The army will become responsible for the security of the city and an extraordinary decision on the matter will be issued on Monday or Tuesday, he revealed. [Link]