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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Lebanon army says in final stage of IS border battle
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanon’s army says it has captured most of a mountainous area on the border with Syria during an operation to clear Islamic State group jihadists from the region.
The army began its campaign in the Jurud Ras Baalbek and Jurud al-Qaa areas on Lebanon’s eastern border on Saturday, capturing more than two-thirds of the 120 square kilometers held by IS jihadists in the first two days.
“We have captured around another 20 square kilometers, so we have about another 20 square kilometers to go,” says army spokesman Brigadier-General Ali Qanso.
He declines to be drawn on how much longer it would take the army to finish the operation.
— AFP
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