New Film: The Looting of Nahr al-Bared Camp
Submitted by Andrew Ford Lyons on Nov 13, 2007
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In May 2007 Nahr al Bared Refugee Camp, home to over 30,000 Palestinian refugees, became the site of a 4-month battle between the Lebanese Army and extremist group Fatah al-Islam.
More than 40 civilians, 167 soldiers and 200 Fatah al-Islam members were killed, 30,000 refugees were displaced. From early September, when the battle ended, until the October 10, the camp was under Lebanese army control.
As the camp re-opened, thousand families returned to houses that had been burnt, looted and vandalized. Witnesses attest to what appears to be a systematic pattern of burning and looting. Racist graffiti written in many homes in the camp is signed with the names of various Lebanese Army Commando groups.
No military or independent investigation has been carried out. Amnesty International has written to the Lebanese government, calling for an investigation, but journalists and human rights organizations are being denied entry to the camp.
This short documentary deals with the looting and burning of Nahr al-Bared Camp. All the footage was secretly filmed.
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