Lebanese Army: Eight soldiers killed during clashes with terrorists in Arsal

Beirut, SANA – Eight Lebanese Armed Forces soldiers have been killed so far in Arsal, a border area with Syria, during clashes with armed terrorist groups in the area, the Lebanese Army said.

It had announced in a previous statement released Saturday night that the army shelled the armed groups’ gathering spots in preparation for their isolation and encirclement, pointing out that further military reinforcements were sent to the area.
Earlier, armed terrorist groups attacked military checkpoints of the Lebanese Army on the outskirts of the eastern Beqaa town, leaving two soldiers dead.

Is a similar context, masked terrorists attacked military posts in Tripoli, north Lebanon, which witnessed heavy clashes between the Lebanese Army and the masked terrorists during the past night.

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