The violent situation between Sunnis and Alawites in Tripoli is even more tense now, due to the alleged involvement of senior Alawite leader ʿ Ali ʿ Aid (Eid) in the August mosqe bombings. According to the Daily Star , the conflict is now threatening the Alawite villages in northern Lebanon's ʿ Akkar district close to the Syrian border (where ʿ Ali ʿ Aid resides). After Eid was summoned, media reports emerged that Syrian tanks gathered on the other side of the border, which is very close to Eid’s residence in Hikr al-Daheri, where he currently resides. Some Alawites fear that their community would pay a price, however, if the Syrian army targets Akkar. “Syrian tanks [on the other side of the border] are aiming at Akkar. Unfortunately, Alawite villages in Akkar will pay the price once the first shell is fired,” a source familiar with the community in Akkar told The Daily Star. Eid did not show up at court for questioning Tues...
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