LEBANON CALMING...

M&C:

A cautious calm prevailed Sunday night in Mount Lebanon following fierce clashes between followers of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers. A ceasefire was underway and the Lebanese army was setting up checkpoints, an army source on the ground told Deutsche Presse- Agentur dpa.

"I have been in contact with Walid Jumblatt and we agreed that his fighters will hand over their weapons to Lebanese army," said Talal Arslan, an opposition Druze leader said.

The overall situation in Lebanon had eased after army soldiers were sent into the second-largest city, where overnight there had been heavy fighting in two areas, Bab al-Tabbneh and Jabal Mohsen.

Beirut saw a relative calm return after four days of fierce sectarian fighting between mainly Sunni supporters of the ruling majority and Shiite opposition militias.

THIS IS A GOOD STEP, BUT ULTIMATELY, WE NEED TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON HIZBALLAH, SYRIA AND IRAN... AND CHANGE THEIR REGIMES.