Lebanon starts offensive to clear border of IS militants

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Lebanon starts offensive to clear border of IS militants
Published August 19, 2017
Associated Press

BEIRUT –  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 the Lebanese Hezbollah group 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.

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