Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
Hezbollah gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the US-backed government on Friday as sectarian clashes reminiscent of Lebanon's bloody 15-year civil war raged in the capital.
Heavily armed Hezbollah forces seized control of much of western Beirut on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets in a show of force that underscored the Shiite militia's refusal to back down in its escalating confrontation with the US-backed government.