Lebanese army

Sources deny Fadl Shaker’s escape to Ain el-Helwa

Beirut - Michelle Hadad

The Director General of the Lebanese General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, blew up a surprise of the caliber of information about the escape of the first wanted man in Lebanon, Shadi Al-Mawlawi, to the camp of Ain el-Helweh. He was accused of forming terrorist groups and killing members of the Lebanese army. The retired artist Fadl Shaker will walkRead more

France’s Macron underlines importance of tolerance, diversity

Beirut - Fadi Samaha

Lebanon’s policy of disassociation from regional conflicts is the best way to maintain the country’s stability and sovereignty, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun in Paris. “In order to solve the problem of displaced people and terrorists, and to be able to provide a dignified future for the people of the region,Read more

Lebanon’s army cleanse eastern borders from ISIS

Beirut - Fady Samaha

The Lebanese Army began deploying in the last liberated areas on the eastern Lebanese border with Syria, while Hezbollah completed its control of the Syrian western borders as a result of an agreement with ISIS. The agreement stipulated that ISIS militants withdraw from Qalamoun towards Deir al-Zour, so the borders are completely liberated and the control is divided between HezbollahRead more

Lebanese army restored control of areas controlled by ISIS

Beirut - Fady Samaha

The Lebanese army succeeded in regaining control of an area of about 30 square kilometers in the first day launched of the operation against ISIS territory near Syrian borders. Some 11 terrorist strongholds, including tunnels, communication trenches and fortifications and various weapons were said to be destroyed. The military said that the army troops “continue to advance rapidly under fireRead more

Lebanese army restored control of areas controlled by ISIS

Beirut - Fady Samaha

Fadl Shaker could face trial in Lebanon

Beirut - Michelle Hadad

Sources revealed that Singer Fadl Shaker is wanted by the Lebanese judiciary for his fighting against the Lebanese army. They revealed that Shaker is scheduled to be surrendered to the Lebanese authorities with a number of extremists condemned for inciting and fighting against the national army. They added that the step will come in the framework of a potential decisionRead more

Lebanon Army: Suicide leader killed, 10 arrested near border

Beirut - Arab Today

A local Daesh leader was killed on Saturday during a dawn raid by the Lebanese Army in which troops arrested 10 suspected militants who had entered a northeastern border town from Syria, the army said. No soldiers were reported wounded or killed in the operation in Arsal, which militants briefly overran in 2014 in a battle that killed dozens andRead more

Clashes in Lebanon Palestinian camp kill 2

Sidon , Lebanon - Arab Today

Palestinian factions battled an extremist group in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed at least two people, medics said. The clashes erupted on Friday night as a security force of leading Palestinian factions in the Ain Al-Hilweh camp deployed under a new security plan, a source in the PalestinianRead more