5 IS Militants Killed as Hizbullah, Army Shell Ras Baalbek Outskirts
Hizbullah fighters shelled Friday positions of the jihadist Islamic State group in an area near the Syrian border, killing five militants, Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said.
The shelling occurred on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Ras Baalbek, where IS fighters and Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, known as al-Nusra Front, are active.
Meanwhile, state-run National News Agency said the Lebanese army opened heavy artillery fire at IS gatherings in Ras Baalbek's outskirts inflicting casualties.
The army frequently shells the militants' positions in the border area, while Hizbullah fighters have confronted them on the Syrian side.
In August 2014, IS and Nusra Front militants seized some 20 Lebanese soldiers and police officers during a brief cross-border raid on the border town of Arsal. The extremists have executed four of them and are still holding the rest.
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over 8 years
Resistance? Which Resistance? The one killing National Unity and Coexistence????
over 8 years
Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said
hahaha!
over 8 years
Texas can see everything happening directly from Houston.
over 8 years
read the article southern :
"state-run National News Agency said the Lebanese army opened heavy artillery fire at IS gatherings in Ras Baalbek's outskirts inflicting casualties."
"Hizbullah fighters shelled Friday positions of the jihadist Islamic State group in an area near the Syrian border, killing five militants, Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said."
where do you see saudi press here?
over 8 years
Your Iranian SUPER sectarian militia along with aoun have done their best to destroy what is left of our institutions. Both are trying super hard to gain legitimacy by succumbing our army to low level filth that both you and aoun represent. aoun is acting as if the army is his own private militia. No it s not going to happen and it wont happen.
over 8 years
texas, the Resistance also have a heavy presence in the Ras Baalbek area.
They have sporadic clashes with the takfiris in those areas too.
Why are you against the Army working alongside their national Resistance?
It is ISIS and Nusra they pound after all, ok you hate Hezbillah but what about the army?
over 8 years
I guess we can call Naharnet Saudi Arabias official media, because they sympathize with Wahabism.
They tend to call Al Manar "Hezbollahs TV" judt because they feel sympathy with Resistance in Lebanon.
over 8 years
Al Manar is a pro Resistance channel yes. But they are not Hezbollahs, they also cover the events of the Lebanese Armys achievements.
If they have journalist and such on the ground, that makes it legitimate.
over 8 years
@bigjohn
Maybe they used them
over 8 years
miss tic : National News agency has nothing to do with naharnet nor saudi news ...
go and spread your BS elsewhere where idiots will believe every thing you say....
we know every thing lebanese you call it saudi now as you are fed with believing that iran is your mother country...
over 8 years
sure miss tic... we can rely on unbiased journalism from elmanar journalists... why didn't the army then said that hezbollah fired?
i guess you trust more elmanar than the army... which is not surprising.
over 8 years
You guys are lame. You even managed to disagree on this issue. Can't you both sides simply agree that the LAF attacked these terrorists in ras Baalbeck? regardless wether HA participated or not. For once be united and support the LAF.
you guys are lame
over 8 years
don't bother southern... now we know that you do not read any articles but just stick to the titles... i guess it takes you hours just to decipher them... no wonder you cannot read the entire articles....
oh! the article is based on what news agencies report... that is more important than the title... pityful southern
over 8 years
Don't use the "independent" card with me peace, you know aswell as I do that it is propaganda.
Yes the Resistance have Pro Iran stances, just like
Future Movement, Kataeb and LF etc. have Pro Saudi and American stances.
over 8 years
Mystic, do you think you are talking to children?! Al Manar is owned and operated by Hezbollah.
Beautiful job honorable Lebanese Army fights alongside their Resistance.