CrimeRussia is a great site and when it comes to organized crime from the former Soviet Union it offers us info we can't easily find elsewhere. In this case though, is seems there's a bit of misinformation going around.

I don't think it's correct to describe Nidal Rabih as a "crime lord" or "head of a family". He was, above all, an opportunistic criminal who relied on his hulking physical frame to scare off his rivals. He wasn't at the top of the bigger families, but he worked with some of them on occasion. Most of all, he was known for having an insane amount of convictions to his name (80, I believe?). Not exactly a mastermind criminal.

There's definitely some friction going on between the so-called "Arab clans". Nidal Rabih, like the About-Chakers, was Palestinian. The families with a Palestinian background were always kind of outsiders compared to the other Lebanese clans who predominantly have roots in Mardin. Not just in terms of background, but also when it comes to their exposure. The Abou-Chakers are very much involved in the hip hop scene, especially due to their relationship with the German rapper Bushido (a relation that has turned sour in recent times). On top of that they love the camera to an extent that makes John Gotti seem like a hermit. The Miri's, the most "famous" Mardinelli family, also have a big interest in the hip hop scene although less hands-on than the Abou-Chakers. Their name is dropped a lot by other less famous rappers like Baba Saad, Farid Bang, Kollegah...

The other Lebanese clans with roots in Mardin - El Zein, Rammo, Saado, Omeirat... - are a bit more underground and the head chiefs don't like too much exposure. A lot of reports seem to point out the Rammo's as possible suspects in the murder of Nidal Rabih, although there's little in the way of exact reasonings. Possibly tying up loose ends? Apparently he was once involved in a big time robbery carried out by some members of the Rammo clan. It's said the Rammo's aren't exactly averse to whackings, as they've also been brought into connection with the murder of an Omeirat family member.

The article's description of these families as "Turks" isn't really correct either. It's difficult to pinpoint them. Basically, they're an Arab tribe who settled in the predominantly Kurdish region Mardin in Southeast Turkey. They always spoke Arabic although their dialect picked up a few Kurdish influences because of them historically living in a primarily Kurdish region. Many Mardinelli families have went to Lebanon as far back as the 1920's though and use Lebanon (where they're described as "Lebanese Kurds" despite not being ethnically Kurdish) as a part of their identity nowadays. During the Lebanese civil war they were reputedly the major recruitment pool for the Al-Mourabitoun militia (who were nicknamed the "Looney Tunes" because of their excessively wild and violent display).