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AFP - The United Nations pleaded for the welfare of thousands of civilians trapped by the Lebanese army's siege of Islamist militants as the handful who managed to get out on Saturday told harrowing tales of their escape.

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Violence is down in the first weeks of a troop buildup, but the military's response has been guarded -- with good reason