Hizbullah-Nusra Agreement Begins with Exchange of Bodies
Hizbullah's al-Manar TV station reported Sunday that the group was exchanging the bodies of dead fighters with al-Nusra Front along the Lebanese-Syrian border in the first stage of a settlement that would restore order to the border region.
Hizbullah said it is handing over the bodies of nine Nusra fighters in exchange for the bodies of five of its own who were killed in two weeks of battles along the frontier.
The fighting ended with a ceasefire Thursday to allow negotiations to proceed to send the Nusra fighters and their families to Syria's northwest Idlib province -- Nusra’s Syria bastion. It would leave Lebanon, Syria and Hizbullah in control of this stretch of the border.
Hizbullah’s “War Media” outlet said the bodies of Nusra’s militants would be handed over the Lebanese General Security in ambulances belonging to the group’s paramedic unit.
The agreement also involves the exchange of captives held by the two groups.
Source: Associated Press, Naharnet
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