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| Report: 12 Jihadists Arrested in Army Ambush in Arsal |
| 2014-08-18 |
[AnNahar] The Lebanese army on Sunday placed in durance vileDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! 12 Syrian gunnies in an ambush east of the border town of Arsal, the state-run National News Agency reported. The 12 men are suspected of belonging to armed terrorist groups that took part in the battles with the army earlier this month. The Jihadists overran the town on August 2 when the military arrested an al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front member Imad Jomaa. Scores of soldiers were killed and maimed in the battles that ensued the attack, which ended with a ceasefire on August 7. A military official denied to Voice of Leb radio (100.5) the arrest of turbans on Sunday. The official, who was not identified, said that the army apprehended in Arsal five Syrians for not having identification cards. |
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