Clans of the Bekaa Valley - in pictures
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Members of the Chamas clan investigate sounds of machinegun fire, thought to originate from the Noon family, following a clan meeting in Bouday, Lebanon, to discuss a response to the killing of family member Mohammad Chamas by a member of the Jaafar family in October 2020. All photos by Elizabeth Fitt for The National -
Abbas Chamas talks with a relative on his terrace following a family meeting to discuss the regional response to a recent clash with the Jaafar family. -
Hassan Chamas takes a break after responding to a suspected shooting from the Noon family following a Chamas clan meeting in Bouday, Lebanon. -
Members of the Chamas clan leaving a family meeting called to discuss their response to the killing of family member, Mohammad Chamas by a member of the Jaafar family. -
Members of the Chamas clan linger in the meeting room of Sheikh Abbas Chamas following a clan gathering. -
Members of the Jaafar family smoke shisha at the home of a relative in Baalbek, Lebanon. -
Abu Hassan Jaafar, head of one of a branch of the Jaafar family chats at his home in front of a screen filled with CCTV footage of the perimeter. -
Abu Hassan Jaafar smokes a cigarette at one of his homes in Baalbek. -
Mohammad Chamas was killed here, at his shop, Home of Movies, by a member of the Jaafar family. -
Members of the Chamas clan investigating sounds of machinegun fire during a family meeting. -
Wajih Jaafar, 81, whose grandson sits with family members at their home in Baalbek. -
Muhammah Abbas Chamas, 65, son of Abbas Assadallah Chamas, 94, after a Chamas clan meeting. -
Abu Hassan Jaafar, smoking a cigarette at one of his homes in Baalbek. -
A member of the Chamas clan responds to sounds of machinegun fire at a clan meeting. -
Abbas Assadallah Chamas, 94, sips a coffee after a clan meeting to discuss the family's response to the killing of a member.
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