Book 'im, Mahmoud!
a Syrian rebel commander who was trying to enter Leb using fake documents, a security source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"The army arrested a commander of the (rebel) Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
from the Qalamun area" near Leb, the source said.
"He was trying to enter Leb using a fake Lebanese ID. The vehicle he was travelling in was stopped at a checkpoint in the Wadi Hmeid area" near the Syrian border, he added.
Speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, a military front man confirmed the arrest.
The official National News Agency identified the Syrian as Colonel Abdullah al-Rifai and said he is a top leader of the rebel military council in Qalamun, Syria.
Rebels in the Qalamun region have battled both the Syrian army and Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters into Syria to back
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Supressor of the Damascenes...
's regime.
In August, jihadists streamed across the border from Syria and fought fierce battles with the Lebanese army in the frontier town of Arsal.
They are still holding 27 Lebanese police and soldiers they took hostage during the festivities, having executed three of them.
The August fighting erupted after the Lebanese army arrested and tossed in the slammer
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
a jihadist-linked Syrian fighter.
Leb is sharply divided over the war in neighboring Syria, and has regularly seen deadly battles linked to the conflict next door.
Most Sunnis support the revolt seeking Assad's ouster, while most Shiites back Damascus and its ally Hezbollah.