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On the 27th of June 2016, eight suicide bombers of ISIS entered the little village of Al-Qaa in Lebanon, at the syrian border. They kill five inhabitants and wound 30 of them.
Al-Qaa is a little christian village in the North of Lebanon. On June 2016, eight suicide bombers killed five inhabitants.
In the aftermath, christians decided to form a militia to protect the village, "The Al-Qaa's Hawks".
This story was commissioned by the magazine Pelerin, edited in France.
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Al-Qaa, Lebanon, screenshot from Google Map
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Wifes of the murdered inhabitants of Al-Qaa during the funerals.
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Flowers
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The funerals took place some days after the attacks.
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This christian village was afraid of an attack by ISIS since the start of the syrian conflict.
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In the swimming pool of the village, daily life continues with the fear for the younger inhabitants
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Boys are playing football at the village's stadium
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Abou Ljouj is an inhabitant of Al-Qaa. He got a Jesus-Christ tattoo.
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By night on a rooftop near the border. Inhabitants are looking for intrusions.
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In the village, Rony is holding a perfumery. With his friends, he speaks a lot about the situation.
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Rony Rizk, an inhabitant, takes part in the protection of the village. By night, he patrols Al-Qaa's road to prevent the entering of suicide-bombers.
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The Rony's car got the sticker of "Al-Qaa's Hawks".
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Near the place of a bombing
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The suicide-bombers destroyed some parts of a restaurant in Al-Qaa.
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A Hezbollah commander takes part in a hunting party with members of a Christian militia, "The Al-Qaa's Hawks"
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Elian Nasrallah (on the right) is the priest of the village.
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A mass was celebrated just some days after the attacks ont the
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A monument was inaugurated after the suicide attacks.
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Near the border, a refugee camp opened during the syrian conflict. Some inhabitants of Al-Qaa think that syrians and sunnis are the problem. But some of them are fighting against this idea.
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In the refugee camp.
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After the attacks, inhabitants didn't want to go back in the streets to take some coffees or sodas. But day by day, they find the courage to go out.
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In a bar of Al-Qaa.
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In the village.