Army Launches Patrols in Arsal, Entryways to Refugee Camps

W460

The Lebanese Army launched security patrols on Saturday in the restive northeastern border town of Arsal and on the entrances of the refugee encampments, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

“Since the early hours on Saturday, the army units carried out mechanized and infantry patrols inside the town and around its neighborhoods including the entrances leading to the Syrian refugee encampments,” said NNA.

Furthermore, the army took a wide-range of security measures in Wadi al-Arnab, Wadi Ata Wadi al-Hosn and Wadi al-Raayan.

The troops erected checkpoints in the Arsal neighborhoods of al-Jamalah, Wadi Hmeid and al-Masyada and at the entrances of the refugees camps.

The border crossings were closed.

Troops have been on high alert since the unprecedented suicide bombings that hit the Christian border town of al-Qaa late in June.

The army regularly shells the posts of militants from the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front entrenched in rugged areas along the undemarcated Lebanese-Syrian border.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 1
Thumb liberty 24 July 2016, 07:26

the despicable iranian would say that.