Lebanese special forces are seen in the

Lebanese special forces are seen in the back of a truck as they drive through the streets of the Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in the northern Mediterranean city of Tripoli during clashes between the rival Sunni Muslim and the Alawite communities on July 26, 2008. Lebanese tanks were out on the streets of Tripoli today after nine people including a boy were killed and 50 others wounded in sectarian fighting which raged through the night in the northern port city. Alawites are an offshoot of Shiite Islam who revere Imam Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP via Getty Images)