The UN peacekeeping force’s South Lebanon command declared the Palestinian Ain Hilwe camp near Sidon a no-go zone for the force’s convoys for fear of attacks by al Qaeda. The newly-arrived al Qaeda cell from Iraq has taken over large sections of the camp and recruited many Palestinians.
Washington does not rule out a broad al Qaeda offensive in Lebanon and against Israel. (DEBKAFile)





Al-Qaeda has cut back on it's effort in Iraq. It makes sense that Al-Qaeda is deploying forces into other areas of the world. I would think that this would apply to other forces that have a similar ideology as Al-Qaeda.