No army escort, no entry: Sultaniyeh residents stop UNIFIL patrol (Video)
Residents of the southern town of Sultaniyeh, in the Bint Jbeil district, blocked a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol from moving through the local valley, citing the absence of an accompanying Lebanese army unit.
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