Timeline of violent events relating to the Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon (2011–14) CIA were passed onto Lebanese security officials. On 15 August 2013, a car bomb exploded in Beirut, Lebanon killing twenty seven people and injuring over two-hundred people. The Islamist group Aisha Umm-al Mouemeneen, also known as Brigades of Aisha, were responsible for the explosion. The car bomb was intended for the stronghold of Hezbollah. On 23 August 2013, twin bombings in Tripoli, Lebanon caused extensive damage with some 47 people killed and more than 500 wounded according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. On 14 November 2013, two Syrian Army helicopters crossed the border into Lebanon and fired a total
Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon) current within the movement, called the Democratic Current in the Democratic Left Movement. It is to be noted that the bylaws of the Democratic Left Movement allows for internal currents and factions to operate freely. The DLM backs a European-style social democracy to promote equality without hampering personal liberty or economic productivity. In an interview with "NOW Lebanon", DLM Former Vice President Ziad Majed classified the movement as center-left economically. However, he went on to say that the party adopted a decentralized model when founded to enable the coexistence of divergent views in which internal movements are encouraged. Its political