Hizbullah Clashes with Syrian Gunmen in Brital Outskirts
The outskirts of the Bekaa border town of Brital on Wednesday witnessed an exchange of gunfire between Syrian gunmen and Hizbullah fighters, state-run National News Agency reported.
“The Ijr al-Harf area on the Lebanese-Syrian border has witnessed an exchange of gunfire between Syrian gunmen and a Hizbullah post,” NNA said.
It did not elaborate or report any casualties.
The development comes after the Lebanese army repelled an overnight infiltration by gunmen who tried to progress into the northeastern border area of Wadi Rafeq.
The area lies between al-Qaa and Ras Baalbek.
LBCI reported that Hizbullah fighters cooperated with the army in repelling the attack.
Jihadists from al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State group are entrenched on the outskirts of Arsal on the porous Syrian-Lebanese border.
They engaged in a bloody fighting with the Lebanese army in August and took with them hostages from the military and police.
At least 11 Hizbullah fighters were killed last week in clashes with al-Nusra Front in Brital's outskirts and along the entire Eastern Mountain Range on the border between Lebanon and Syria.
Y.R.
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