Lebanon: Army Captures New Hills from IS as Mine Kills 3 Troops

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Army Captures New Hills from IS as Mine Kills 3 Troops
by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 hours ago

The Lebanese army pressed its offensive Sunday in the outskirts of the eastern border towns of Ras Baalbek al-Qaa, capturing new hills from the Islamic State group, as three soldiers were killed in a landmine explosion.

The three soldiers were en route to participate in the anti-IS operation that began on Saturday, an army source told the AFP news agency.

"An army vehicle was hit by a landmine on the Dawwar al-Njasa road in Arsal's outskirts at noon today, killing three soldiers and injuring one soldier seriously," the army said in an official statement.

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