Report: Hizbullah Kept No Posts on Eastern Border, Area in Army's Grip

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The Lebanese army continues to target the posts of militants in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and Arsal, amid “absence of any Hizbullah presence” after the latter handed over to the army its military posts on Lebanon's eastern border, media reports said on Friday.

“Hizbullah has no more positions in Arsal or Ras Baalbek. The army alone is positioned there and has expanded its deployment on the entire Lebanese eastern border,” a senior military source told al-Joumhouria daily on condition of anonymity.

The source slammed media reports claiming that Hizbullah has targeted the positions of the jihadist al-Nusra Front from Arsal, “if the party had carried out any operation on the outskirts, it may have launched them from its Syrian positions not necessarily from Lebanon.”

Last week, Hizbullah handed over to the Lebanese army its military posts in the outskirts of the eastern border towns of Tufail, Brital, Ham and Maaraboun.

The move came a day after Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared that the group is dismantling its military posts along Lebanon's eastern border with Syria.

The group will however maintain a security presence on the Syrian side of the border to protect against any infiltration by militants.

The source said the army continues to target the militant positions in the said areas “the latest army airstrikes on the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and Arsal have achieved their objectives and proved once again that the army is ready for all possibilities against the gunmen.”

On Wednesday, Lebanese army helicopters targeted posts of the Islamic State group in Ras Baalbek's outskirts as the army's artillery targeted cars carrying Nusra Front leaders in Arsal's outskirts.

Significant casualties among al-Nusra's leaders have been confirmed.

SourceNaharnet
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Thumb gigahabib almost 7 years

For a safer Israel, you mean, Z.O.Z.

Thumb ex-fpm almost 7 years

stop your BS Takiah lies giga irani! Using Israel and Palestine as an excuse for your filthy iranian anti Arab hatred no longer works.

Thumb gigahabib almost 7 years

Lol, here come the white knights for Israel.

Thumb Southern...... almost 7 years

Hezbollah left the eastern border almost clean, except some terrorist pockets of some who could be coming from the Lebanese side, brainwashed uneducated individuals, i could say similar to the one who calls himself s.o.s, but yet i can't figure out excactly his origen, either a resented jew from the last Israeli defeat, or a wahhabi terrorist employee of the Saudi embassy....

Thumb galaxy almost 7 years

Did you just finish voting at the iranian embassy? how was the turnout?

Thumb Southern...... almost 7 years

at least the Iranian people vote, while your Saudi employers don't even know what voting is, now keep voting down posts that don't suit your wahhabi ideology, ya stooge.

Thumb janoubi almost 7 years

Southern Irani

The Saudis never claimed they were a voting democracy so your point is mute. Who did you vote for Southern?

Thumb EagleDawn almost 7 years

"Southern......

Iran is the only democracy in the Middle East."

Thumb justin almost 7 years

خاص بالفيديو: إشكال في الفرزل… ضابط يستقوي برتبته الأمنية

وقع إشكال في بلدة الفرزل – قضاء زحلة ، بين عدد من شبان البلدة و”خضر . ي”، وهو ضابط ينتمي الى أحد الأسلاك الأمنية.

وعلم موقع “القوات اللبنانية” ان خضر كان بلباسه المدني، وقد اعترض في “سوبر ماركت” Foodies، لصاحبها “يوسف. إ”، على معجون حلاقة منتهي الصلاحية زاعماً انه قد اشتراه منذ اربعة أيام، ليتبين فيما بعد انه قام بعملية الشراء بتاريخ 21 نيسان.

وبعد سجال دار بينه وبين الموظفة إعادة ثمن معجون الحلاقة، غادر “السوبر ماركت” رامياً معجون الحلاقة على المدخل، فتوجه صاحب “السوبر ماركت” الى سيارة خضر وبدء العراك بالأيدي، فاتصل الأخير بأقاربه من آل زعيتر لمساندته في مواجهة شبان من الفرزل.

https://www.lebanese-forces.com/2017/05/19/security-officer-ferzol-beckaa-trouble-clash/

Thumb galaxy almost 7 years

so he calls his relatives from the zoaiter family to come help him too:)