Several Terrorists Dead as LA Restores Post near Syria Border
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The Lebanese Army said it killed three terrorists and wounded four others in a swift border raid at dawn Tuesday on a strategic hill along the border with Syria, which militants frequently used to infiltrate Lebanon.
"A Lebanese Army unit carried out at daybreak a swift, qualitative raid on a terrorist group on Mkhairimeh hilltop, killing three terrorists and wounding four after clashing with them [using] all types of weapons," a military statement said.
According to the statement, the operation was conducted after information was made available to the military command that logistical supplies and combat operations were being prepared on the hilltop, which overlooks Wadi Rafeq, where extremists in the past attempted to infiltrate Lebanon.
The Army said it inflicted heavy damage on the militants' weapons and equipment, including the destruction of two cannons, a number of heavy machine guns and other armored vehicles.
"The Army force returned to its position without recording any casualties among its ranks," the statement said.
The statement also said the operation comes as part of preemptive attacks to crack down on militants and prevent them from infiltrating through the hilltops to target Army outposts and attack citizens.
Mkhairimeh is opposite al-Jarash hilltop, which the Lebanese Army seized from militants in a February attack.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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