Syrian Warplanes Target Outskirts of Arsal Anew
A Syrian raid targeted on Thursday the eastern town of Khirbet Younine on the outskirts of Arsalfor the second day in a row.
According to Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) the airstrike targeted opposition gunmen in the area.
VDL (100.5) said that a rocket fired by Syrian warplanes landed in Arsal.
On Wednesday, a Syrian airstrike targeted an area near a post for the Lebanese army in village of Aqba al-Mabeeda, prompting the army to reportedly open anti-aircraft fire.
A December air raid prompted the Lebanese Army to fire back with anti-aircraft guns.
Arsal has a long shared border with Syria, stretching along much of Damascus province and part of Homs province.
That was believed to be the first time the Lebanese army had responded to a raid, though it had previously threatened to do so.
Since the eruption of the neighboring country's war, Arsal has repeatedly been targeted with Syrian rockets.
Smugglers have long taken their goods across the porous border, and since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, weapons and fighters have moved across the border too.
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