Army Shells Gunmen in Arsal Outskirts as Nusra, IS Clash on Syrian Side of Border
The army shelled on Friday positions of Islamist gunmen on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, reported al-Manar television.
It said that the attacks targeted Islamic State and al-Nusra Front groups.
“The army used heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers against the takfiri groups on the outskirts,” it added.
The military launched its attack after detecting movement of takfiri groups in al-Rahweh region in Arsal.
Meanwhile, Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) reported that clashes erupted between an IS group led by Abu Abdul Salam and a Nusra group led by Abu Malek al-Talli in Syria's Ras al-Maara near Lebanon's border.
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