Lebanese army launches operation against Islamic State

The Lebanese army declared that it had launched an offensive against an Islamic State enclave straddling the northeast border with Syria, a Lebanese security source said.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-08-19 04:23 GMT
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The army was targeting Islamic State positions near the town of Ras Baalbek with rockets, artillery and helicopters, the source said. It is the last part of the Lebanese-Syrian frontier under insurgent control.

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