The fighting in Syria has spread to Tripoli in neighbouring Lebanon.<br /><br />Tension has been rising between Tripoli's Sunnis, who support the Syrian opposition against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and supporters of the Syrian government including Tripoli's Alawite community.<br /><br />The arrest of Shadi Almawlawi, a young Sunni sheikh, triggered the armed clashes. <br /><br />His supporters burnt tires, blocked the city's main roads and deployed armed men on the streets.<br /><br />Fighting that started on Sunday continued into Monday, with pressure mounting on the Lebanese army to stop the violence.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports from Tripoli.
