I live in Ras El-Nabeh, where clashes have been raging for the last 2 days, and thanks god today is relatively calm and under the Lebanese army control. But still, I didn’t go to work in fear of not being able to come back! Yeah feels like being under siege!
So far the opposition has defeated the Future Movement militia in our neighborhood and in almost every other area in western Beirut. Although this result was expected (to me at least), but I really didn’t expect for the Future Movement militia to fall apart that fast!
Lesson learned: A cat should never mess with a lion.
I am wondering what will the opposition do next, I am pretty sure things will not be over at this stage, but I hope the situation will not get worse.
Oh and by the way I really feel like going out and shooting with my camera, I’m sure there will be a lot of scenes that are worth keeping for history, but I am afraid someone might beat me… Anyway here is a panoramic photo I took today morning from my balcony (it’s made of 3 photos), it shows “Basta” to the left and “Ras El-Nabeh” to the right. Unfortunately my camera is a DSLR and doesn’t capture video, otherwise I would have posted some very interesting sounds from yesterda’s clashes!
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Oh, Rami – I didn’t realize that you live in Ras el Nabeh. What a long night and day you and your family must have had. I hope tonight is quiet, I hope things settle down, and I hope some sort of livable situation emerges.
I totally sympathize with wanting to get out and document what’s happening – but I think you made the right choice by staying put.
Thanks for your words Diamond 🙂
By the way, too bad you’re leaving Beirut this summer! You’re gonna miss all the fun!! :p