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Business Insider
April 19, 2018
Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front fighters carry their weapons on the back of a pick-up truck during the release of Lebanese soldiers and policemen in Arsal, eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, December 1, 2015. Reuters. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham is a union of five Islamist organizations based primarily in theÃâà...
Kuwait News Agency
April 9, 2018
Meanwhile, the General said the US provides 60 percent of financial aid to the Lebanese army and about 75 percent of Lebanese soldiers are trained or currently training in the US. The US played a big role in the success of his army's fight against terrorist groups across the country, he underlined. (end) ff.
The Arab Weekly
March 17, 2018
Changing landscape. Lebanese soldiers march in Beirut during a military parade to mark the 74th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France, last November. (AP). BEIRUT - Russia has offered Lebanon a $1 billion line of credit to purchase armament for the Lebanese Army with favourableÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 1, 2018
A pledge made by Lebanese President Michel Aoun not to grant amnesty to those involved in the murder of Lebanese soldiers was an indication that there could be “exceptions” in the amnesty law, which would lead to a dispute with Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Earlier, Hariri announced that the amnesty willÃâà...
Al-Monitor
February 26, 2018
A few Lebanese soldiers scattered along the border watch the construction site, close to the temporary “Blue Line” created by the UN to demarcate Israel's military withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000. “If they cross into Lebanese territory, we will defend our country,” one of the soldiers told Al-Monitor onÃâà...
The Daily Star
February 21, 2018
A reported Daesh (ISIS) plot to blow up a bus of Lebanese soldiers was foiled by General Security when they arrested the conspiracy's architect, the force said Wednesday. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content in minutes. subscribe nowÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
February 14, 2018
Lebanese soldiers dug up trenches and tightened procedures and ran extensive patrols to prevent any unauthorized person from crossing into the area. ... Nevertheless this wall, will not cross disputed points-- UNIFIL and Lebanese army personnel monitor and document Israeli construction steps to preventÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
October 20, 2017
UNIFIL Commander Major General Michael Beary has welcomed the deployment of additional Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon, saying it “will allow more joint patrolling and strengthen the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701.” During a Town Hall meeting on Thursday with localÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
September 8, 2017
A state funeral was held yesterday in Beirut for ten Lebanese military personnel kidnapped by the Daesh terrorist group – and later executed – in 2014. Held at the headquarters of the Lebanese Defence Ministry, the funeral was attended by President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and ParliamentÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
September 8, 2017
2, 2014, Daesh announced it had taken 11 Lebanese soldiers hostage near the small Lebanese town of Arsal on the Syrian border. Earlier this week, Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun informed the families of 10 of the missing soldiers that the men had been killed after their bodies were found inÃâà...
The961
September 6, 2017
The military operation that was launched by the Lebanese Army against ISIS called “Fajr El Jururd” ended with the victory of Lebanon. In fact, the aim of the operation was to free the northern part of Lebanon from ISIS and to free the Lebanese soldiers who got kidnapped by ISIS in 2014. Unfortunately, theÃâà...
The Independent
August 27, 2017
Eight Lebanese soldiers who were kidnapped by Isis militants three years ago are almost certainly dead, the head of the country's internal security agency has said. The army had retrieved the remains of six soldiers so far and was digging for two others, General Abbas Ibrahim said, although it still neededÃâà...
The Independent
August 27, 2017
Eight Lebanese soldiers who were kidnapped by Isis militants three years ago are almost certainly dead, the head of the country's internal security agency has said. The army had retrieved the remains of six soldiers so far and was digging for two others, General Abbas Ibrahim said, although it still neededÃâà...
euronews
August 20, 2017
Lebanese soldiers fighting ISIL have raised a Spanish flag to salute victims of terror attacks in Barcelona and Cabrils. They had started an offensive against ISIL on Lebanon's north-east border with Syria, on Saturday. A photo of soldiers waving a Spanish and Lebanese flags from land recaptured from theÃâà...
The961
July 18, 2017
The Lebanese army always makes us proud by protecting our precious country! This time, Lebanese soldiers put a smile on our faces by making a kid's dream come true! Recently, the Minister of National Defense Yacoub Sarraf welcomed the kid Mouhdi Kachakech in an unprecedented way. It was alwaysÃâà...
New York Times
June 30, 2017
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Five suicide bombers attacked Lebanese soldiers searching for militants in refugee settlements near the border with Syria on Friday, the army said, and the explosions killed a girl and wounded a number of soldiers. The attacks shook the makeshift camps that have grown near theÃâà...
The Daily Star
June 30, 2017
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Voice of America
June 30, 2017
Suicide bombers targeted Lebanese soldiers conducting raids on refugee settlements along the Syria-Lebanon border Friday, wounding seven troops but killing only themselves, the military said. According to the army statement, the soldiers were raiding a settlement in the border town of Arsal on FridayÃâà...
FRANCE 24
June 29, 2017
Five suicide bombers attacked Lebanese soldiers as they raided two Syrian refugee camps in the Arsal area at the border with Syria on Friday and a sixth militant threw a hand grenade at a patrol, the army said. Seven soldiers were wounded. A Lebanese army statement said one suicide bomber hadÃâà...
The Daily Star
December 31, 1999
Acting U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Kardel meets local authorities and Lebanese Army personnel in Bekaa visit, on April 25, 2018. (The Daily Star, UN HO). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth ofÃâà...
