Aoun to Field Commanders in Outskirts: We are Looking Forward to Victory

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President Michel Aoun followed up on the army's launching of a military offensive against the Islamic State group in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa from the Ministry of Defense, the National News Agency said on Saturday.

Aoun had arrived at the Defense Ministry early Saturday to monitor the operation.

Aoun had contacted the field commanders in the outskirts as he hailed and encouraged the troops saying: “We are looking forward to victory.”

"You will not disappoint us," and "Our hearts and minds are with you," according to video broadcast on TV channels across the country.

Lebanon's U.S.-backed army has announced the start of a military offensive to clear Islamic State group militants from the frontier with Syria.

Saturday's announcement came at the same time as Hizbullah and the Syrian army announced a similar offensive to clear IS militants from the Syrian side of the border, in the western Qalamoun mountain range.

The announcement was made by the Lebanese commander Joseph Aoun on Twitter and the Central Military Media outlet.

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Thumb ___flamethrower___ 19 August 2017, 13:56

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