Hizbullah Hands Over Eastern Border Posts to Lebanese Army
Hizbullah handed over Friday to the Lebanese army its military posts in the outskirts of the eastern border towns of Tufail, Brital, Ham and Maaraboun, Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said.
The move comes a day after Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared that the group is dismantling its military posts along Lebanon's eastern border with Syria.
Hizbullah's mission on the eastern border “has been accomplished,” Nasrallah declared in a televised address.
Nasrallah added that the group will however maintain a security presence on the Syrian side of the border to protect against any infiltration by militants.
Hizbullah has sent thousands of its supporters to Syria to shore up President Bashar Assad's military in Syria's civil war and continues to be engaged in battles across many parts of the war-torn country. Its fighters have also fought battles against militants along Lebanon's northeastern border with Syria.
Source: Naharnet
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