That Palestinian “refugee camp” in north Lebanon, home to the Al Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Islam and about 40,000 “refugees,” has been completely wiped out by the Lebanese army.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in pitched battles with al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday as Lebanon’s worst fighting since the civil war entered its 10th week.

Security sources said 15 more soldiers were wounded in the fighting with Fatah al-Islam militants at Nahr al-Bared camp. There was no immediate word on militant casualties. The deaths brought to 116 the number of soldiers killed in the battles that began on May 20. More than 81 militants and at least 41 civilians have also died. …

The camp, home to 40,000 refugees before the hostilities, has been completely destroyed and its rebuilding is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Its residents have sought shelter in other Palestinian refugee camps.