Army Clamps Down on IS Terror Cell and Kills a Militant

The Lebanese army killed an Islamic State group militant and arrested three others in Khirbet Daoud in Akkar, media reports said on Thursday.

The army carried out raids in the Akkar town and was able to kill an IS militant and arrest three others, all Lebanese nationals

Reports said that the detainees are responsible for the killing of three soldiers who where on duty earlier in the towns of al-Bireh and al-Rayhaniyeh, and wounding an Information Branch first adjutant.

The Voice of Lebanon radio VDL (93.3) said later during the day that the army killed Khaled Saadeddine and arrested Zaher, Samir and Jassem Saadeddine, all of who belong to the Islamic State group.