Lebanon Army ousts ISIS from border positions
The Lebanese Army pushed out jihadi militants from two hilltop positions along the northeastern border with Syria overnight, seizing explosives and unexploded projectiles, a security source told The Daily Star Thursday.
The source said three militant bodies were found after troops seized militant positions on the outskirts of Ras Baalbek.
Most of the Syria-based militants, believed to be affiliated with ISIS, have apparently retreated after the offensive, which was backed by artillery bombardment.
The preemptive attack came after the Lebanese Army fortified fixed positions along the border with Syria.
Other sources said artillery batteries were sent forward late-Wednesday night to reinforce the Lebanese Army and took up positions in Talet al-Hamra and Wadi Rafeq.
They said artillerymen hammered jihadi positions for 45 minutes.