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Fighting in Tripoli, but Lebanon's capital is calm (AP)

Fighters loyal to the government gather in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008. Heavy fighting broke out between government supporters and opponents Monday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, after soldiers quelled similar battles that killed at least 16 people in mountains overlooking the capital, security officials and paramedics said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Fighting between pro- and anti-government factions jumped to Lebanon’s north Monday, but a grim calm hung over the nearly empty streets of Beirut ? a capital crippled by roadblocks, suspicion and fear.

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