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Three Lebanese soldiers killed in landmine blast along border with Syria

Amman - Musimchronicle

Three Lebanese soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded on Sunday when their armoured vehicle hit a landmine on the Lebanese-Syrian border, a security source said. The area where the soldiers were killed was near a border stronghold close to the mountains of Arsal, where Hezbollah militia recently forced Syrian militants to leave in a joint cross-border operation withRead more

‘Saqr Arsal’ in the grips of intelligence

Arsal - Muslimchronicle

During a security operation inside the town of Arsal, Lebanese army intelligence said that they had arrested Saqr Arsal who is accused of preparing a terrorist attack in the area. According to intelligence, Basel Abd al-Qadir is a Syrian national and an ISIS security official, nicknamed Abu Anas al-Sahli or Saqr Arsal, in the Arnab valley - Arsal. Abd AlRead more

Rebels and refugees in Lebanese enclave

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

The evacuation of a group of Syrian rebels and refugees from a border enclave in Lebanon back into Syrian territory started on Monday, Hezbollah-affiliated al-Manar TV reported. About 300 rebels from a group called Saraya Ahl al-Sham as well as about 3,000 refugees are to leave Lebanon under a deal that followed an assault by the Lebanese Shi'ite group HezbollahRead more

Army deploying about 3,000 troops to fight ISIS

Arsal - Muslimchronicle

The Lebanese army completed all preparations for its battle with ISIS in the Arsal area, Ras al-Baalbek and the town of Al-Qaa on the Lebanese-Syrian border, according to al Hadath. This comes after the army strengthened its presence by deploying about three thousand troops in the northeast of the country. On the other hand, the sources said that planes belongingRead more

No coordination with Syrian army in the war

Arsal - Muslimchronicle

The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian army to fight against ISIS in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone, a military source told Reuters on Saturday, rejecting a local media report of direct military cooperation between the two. The source said the Lebanese army had the military capability to confront and defeat the group without any regional or international support.Read more

Three Syrian refugees were killed in Arsal

Beirut - Fadi Samaha

Three Syrian refugees were killed Wednesday by Hezbollah artillery shelling over a camp on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Arsal, according to a Syrian activist from inside the town. "Dozens of rocket shells fell in the vicinity of Wadi Hamid camp, located on the outskirts of Arsal, killing three of the Syrian refugees,” the source, speaking onRead more

Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at border

Arsal - Muslimchronicle

The Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive on Friday to clear militants from an area of the Syrian-Lebanese frontier, a commander in the military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad told Reuters. The operation is targeting insurgents from the Nusra Front group in the Juroud Arsal area on the outskirts of the Lebanese townRead more

ISIS extremists attack governmental troops in Deir Al Zour

Damascus - Noura Khowam

ISIS extremist group targeted areas controlled by the governmental troops in the Syrian city of Deir Al Zour on Friday, leading to the killing of a female citizen and the injury of ten other citizens. The clashes renewed between the extremist militias and governmental troops in the city during the early hours of Saturday. The “Arsal operation” took on ThursdayRead more

Lebanese Army Arrest Ten Militants Infiltrated Arsal

Beirut - Arab Today

The Lebanese army arrested ten militants in the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal, the Army Command-Orientation Directorate said in a statement on Saturday. The army's security operation plan took place in Wadi al-Hosn area in Arsal's outskirts, it said. The troops arrested ten dangerous militants, and no causalities or wounded were recorded among the army's ranks, added theRead more