Berri Praises Army's 'Heroic' Work

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Speaker Nabih Berri hailed on Monday the army's endeavors to eliminate the Islamic State group jihadists from Lebanon, praising the military forces as “heroic and patriotic,” al-Joumhouria daily reported.

“Military troops are doing a heroic and patriotic work. They are achieving great accomplishments,” Berri told his visitors said the daily.

“The troops are battling and winning against terrorists who are fighting the battle for life or death,” added Berri.

Berri's remarks came after the army pressed an offensive Saturday in the mountainous outskirts of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa, and in the first day captured around 30 square kilometers of territory.

On Sunday the army captured new hills from the Islamic State group, as three soldiers were killed in a landmine explosion.

During a daily press briefing on the operation, an Army Command spokesman said the army seized control of 30 square kilometers of territory on the second day of the offensive.

He added that the army has so far managed to oust the IS group from 80 out of 120 square kilometers it initially held.

SourceNaharnet
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