Daesh Militant Killed Near Northeast Lebanon Border

Local Editor

A Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] militant was killed Tuesday in an ambush on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, a security source said.

It remains unclear how the Daesh member was killed. However, local media reported that he was killed in a bomb explosion.

LBCI channel identified him as Syrian Ahmad al-Abed.
Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham - formerly known as the Nusra Front - often engage in clashes over territorial disputes on the outskirts of Lebanon's northeastern border.

The National News Agency reported that the Lebanese Army Tuesday pounded militant positions on the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa with heavy artillery.

Lebanese troops also frequently launch preemptive strikes against the two groups, who are entrenched on the outskirts of Arsal near the tense border area with Syria. The bombardment is meant to keep the militants at bay.

The town was briefly overrun by extremists in August 2014, when the two groups captured a number of Lebanese soldiers and policemen, in the worst spillover of the Syrian war to date.

It is believed that nine soldiers are still being held captive by Daesh.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team