Haret Hreik

Haret Hreik ( _ar. حارة حريك), or "Harat Hurayk", is a mixed Shi'ite and Maronite Christian town, part of the Dahieh suburbs of southern Beirut, Lebanon. Located northwest of the Rafik Hariri International Airport, it was primarily a residential area and the headquarters of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes destroyed the headquarters and civilian homes on July 2006. .. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1820953,00.html?gusrc=rss Hizbullah HQ destroyed in Israeli attacks | Israel and the Middle East | Guardian Unlimited ] ]

2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

The area was largely destroyed during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

See also

* 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
* Targeting of civilian areas in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

References

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=beirut,+lebanon&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=33.853346,35.508993&spn=0.010425,0.021415 Google map of Hurat Hurayk neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon] — Satellite photograph of the Haret Hreik neighborhood Dahieh district, Beirut, Lebanon, "before" the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
* [http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/qb/beirut_harat_july22_2006_dgwm.jpgHigh resolution DigitalGlobe photograph of Hurat Hurayk neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon] — Satellite photograph of the Haret Hreik neighborhood Dahieh district, Beirut, Lebanon, 22 July 2006