War in Lebanon

CNN and the BBC are reporting that fighting has broken out in Beirut after Hezbollah essentially declared war on the Lebanese government. At this point the fighting mostly seems to between Sunni (who back the government) and Shia (oppose the government/backed by Hezbollah) militias, rather than between the army and Hezbollah itself. Roadblocks have been set up throughout the city and the airport has been effectively shut down.

What apparently set this off was the government's decision to sack the head of security at the airport, after he was accused of allowing Hezbollah to install their own surveillance cameras. The government then followed this up by declaring Hezbollah's "extensive fixed-line telecommunications network" illegal, leading Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader, to declare war (kind of) on the Lebanese government.

You know, I've heard Beirut is actually a pretty nice city-modern, cosmopolitan, etc. It's a shame that they've got crazy bastards running half their country. Plus, can't the Sunnis and Shias just figure out a way to play nice?

Given amount of control Hezbollah has in the south and east of Lebanon and its presence in the government, this could go one of two ways: one, the government backs down (or "compromises") and things blow over, or two, it doesn't and the country rips itself a new one.