Internal Security Forces units began deploying in the neighborhoods of the northern city of Tripoli on Monday to implement phase two of a security plan that aims at maintaining stability in the city.

Units will be deployed in various neighborhoods of the city, including the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed on Monday that the Internal Security Forces and the Lebanese army will enter the northern city of Tripoli and take its role in maintaining the city's security and stability.

He pointed out in comments published in As Safir newspaper that the security situation in Tripoli “is a priority.”

Clashes flared up Saturday evening between gunmen and a security checkpoint in the Old Saraya vicinity in Tripoli, marring stage-two of a security plan that was launched just today by interior Minister Marwan Charbel.

“Gunshots were heard and it was found that clashes erupted in the Old Saraya locality between gunmen and an Internal Security Forces checkpoint,” the state-run National News Agency said.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Saturday the right of the northern city of Tripoli to enjoy peace and security, adding that the army and security forces will assume their duties in full to maintain its safety.

He added: “The residents of city have been and will always remain under the rule of the state.”

At least 31 people were killed and hundreds more were wounded in Tripoli after a demonstration calling on unruly militias to leave the Libyan capital turned violent on Friday, the health minister said.

The militias are holdovers from the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi and are a powerful force in the increasingly lawless North African country.

The March 14 alliance will hold a conference in the northern city of Tripoli to urge all fighting sides to end the chaos in the city, the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper reported on Friday.

The daily reported that the conference is to stress the importance of coexistence, the joint national responsibility and civil peace in the northern city.

Hizbullah warned its allies in the northern city of Tripoli from a new wave of assassinations targeting them, the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah newspaper reported on Friday.

According to the newspaper, Hizbullah urged all Sunni leaders, who are close to the party, to take all the necessary precautions after receiving information on a scheme to assassinate them.

State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr rebutted on Wednesday pleas submitted by Arab Democratic Party leader's attorney, citing their “illegality” as a reason.

"Saqr examined a report of defenses submitted by Ali Eid and (detained suspect) Ahmed Ali's lawyer Huyam Eid and rebutted them for failing to conform to legal conditions,” the state-run National News Agency said.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel ruled out on Wednesday that the murder of a pro-Hizbullah Sunni Sheikh in the northern city of Tripoli would lead to a new round of assassinations in Lebanon.

In remarks to Voice of Lebanon (100.5) radio, Charbel said: “The Tripoli crime is unacceptable.”

The Mustaqbal bloc slammed on Tuesday Hizbullah's escalatory rhetoric, while demanding that the case of the twin bombings in the northern city of Tripoli be tackled by the Judicial Council.

It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “Hizbullah must announce its complete commitment to the Baabda Declaration.”