On 20 and 21 August 12 people were killed and more than 100 wounded, including 15 soldiers, in clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in Tripoli, according to security and medical sources. At least two of the dead were from Jabal Mohsen and five were from Bab al-Tabbaneh. Five of the soldiers were injured by gunfire, and another five after a grenade was lobbed at an army checkpoint.[69][70]