Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed on Sunday that the situation in the northern city of Tripoli improved

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed on Sunday that the situation in the northern city of Tripoli improved, pointing out that the army is carrying out its task within the available capabilities.

“The army fortified its deployment in Tripoli and entered several neighborhoods clashing with gunmen,” Charbel told local media outlets.

According to the state-run National News Agency, the army carried out on Sunday patrols in Tripoli's streets and erected several checkpoints.

Charbel noted that the army opened fire at armed men on the streets of the city and detained several others.

Around seven people were killed in the clashes between the rival neighborhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh, including a Lebanese soldier, which also left 30 others wounded.

Charbel said that “heavy arms will not be used in Tripoli again after the army began implementing a security plan.”

He said that the security forces are responsible for controlling the security situation across the country whether the cabinet resigned or not.

The military had stepped up deployments in the northern city, carrying out raids and seizing weapons.

“The security forces are carrying out their tasks within its capabilities,” he stated.

The gunfight erupted when a soldier was wounded along with his brother after gunmen entered the state hospital in the area of al-Qobbeh and opened fire at him on Wednesday.

Charbel reiterated that the battles in the city are linked to the situation in the neighboring country Syria.