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(15 May 1988) QUOTE REF LEBANON; Hezbollah and Amal militias in fierce street GS16058803 fighting for control of area around Beirut airport. Syria's 16.5.88 military intelligence chief in Lebanon, Brigadier Ghazi Kenaan, and Spiritual leader of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, Sheikh Fadlallah, attempt to agree ceasefire, as Syrians prepare to intervene to stop fighting and secure airport. Fighting between pro-Yasser Arafat Palestine Liberation Organisation guerillas and pro-Damascus Fatah dissidents rages around Chatilla and Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camps, killing three and wounding 11. date shot 10/11/14/15.5.88 Engl com WTN 5.52mins GS TAPE & CASSETTE GS160588 t/i 15.45 ------------------------------------------------------------- Shows; LEBANON 10.5.88 vs Amal forces on street, manning roadblock. vs truce Beirut team with walkie talkies. vs a'math of shelling, debris. vs food aid distributed from truck. vs Kenaan pkf. vs Fadlallah pkf. 11.5.88 vs Amal militia firing in streets. vs gun mounted on truck. vs residents leaving southern suburbs. vs Amal check cars leaving. vs militia man firing, hit in leg, helped away. 14.5.88 gvs of city skyline as Amal shell Hezbollah positions. vs militiamen run through streets. vs three militiamen firing gun mounted on truck. vs Syrian checkpoint. Bourj al- vs guerillas near building. ws camp. Barajneh Beirut 14/15.5.88 vs Syrian tank along airport road, southern suburbs in background. vs parked tanks. vs suburban mosque with Hezbollah flag flying. 15.5.88 vs deserted suburbs, sound of gunfire. vs Amal militia, blazing vehicle, man spraying firehose. gv smoke rising over suburbs. vs Iranian flag over mosque, Hezbollah roadblock, militiamen with Iranian flags worn as scarves, cars stopped and checked, masked guards. ls city with smoke pall, ls men on horizon with tank. GS16058803 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...