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In this 2016 photo, a Lebanese army first lieutenant looks through binoculars toward areas controlled by ISIS on the edge of Arsal, on the Syrian border, in northeast Lebanon. (AP)
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Syrian refugees arrive in Wadi Hamayyed, on the outskirts of Lebanon’s northeastern border town of Arsal, to board buses bound for the northwestern Syrian town of Idlib on Wednesday, August 2nd. Photograph: Stringer/AFP
36 Hours Behind ‘Closed Windows’ from Arsal to ‘Unknown Fate’ in Idlib
Beirut- Thousands of civilians arrived to Idlib from Lebanon on Friday, ending up, once more, as refugees inside local camps, with no hope to move again to Euphrates Shield-controlled areas in the north of Aleppo, or even to Turkey. “The trip from Lebanon to Idlib...Caption:
Militants of al-Nusra Front burned sites they used to occupy on the outskirts of Arsal, as 33 buses reached the area to transport gunmen and their families to Syria/NNA
Political Cover for Army Operations Against ISIS at Eastern Border
Beirut- The Lebanese authorities offered the Army a complete cover to conduct military operations in Jurud Arsal against ISIS after completing the second phase of a deal between “Hezbollah” and “al-Nusra Front,” deporting all the organization’s militants to Idlib in...Caption:
Lebanese Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel. (NNA)
Lebanese Politicians Strongly Criticize ‘Hezbollah,’ Nusra Swap Deal
Beirut – The prisoner exchange deal between Lebanon’s “Hezbollah” and al-Nusra Front extremists was met with wide condemnation among Lebanese politicians, who said that the deal “undermined the sovereignty of the state. The deal saw terrorist fugitives wanted by the...Caption:
Journalists look at parked buses that will transfer Nusra Front militants in Jroud Arsal, Syria-Lebanon border, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (REUTERS)