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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Syrian troops, Hezbollah advance on Lebanon border
BEIRUT — Syrian state media says government forces backed by members of Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah group are advancing from different directions in the mountain resort of Zabadani near the border with Lebanon.
The ultraconservative Ahrar a-Sham insurgent group says Wednesday that it has stopped communicating with Iranian mediators after they insisted that fighters and residents leave the resort.
Ahrar al-Sham says the government aims to clear out the area’s Sunni Muslim population.
Syrian troops and Hezbollah have been besieging Zabadani since early July, and have faced strong resistance from gunmen inside the resort.
The capture of Zabadani would tighten Hezbollah’s grip on Syrian territories bordering Lebanon.
— AP
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