Hezbollah Liberates Three Detained Members in Exchange Deal with Terrorist Nusra Front
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Hezbollah managed to liberate three of its detained members by the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham [formerly known as Nusra Front] Takfiri terrorist group in exchange of three Nusra militants.
The Hezbollah resistance fighters arrived in Lebanon late on Tuesday as part of a ceasefire agreement between both parties last week.
The first stage of the ceasefire, brokered by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces, took effect on Sunday as Hezbollah returned bodies of its martyred members in the latest Arsal battle in exchange of the bodies of Nusra militants.
The truce was agreed after Hezbollah fighters dealt a heavy blow to the militants in Lebanon's rugged Arsal region bordering Syria. At least 150 militants of the Takfiri group were killed in the Hezbollah operation aimed at preventing the spillover of the Syria war.
The ceasefire agreement involves the departure of all Nusra militants from the region around Arsal along with any of the civilians, living in Arsal's refugee camps, who wish to leave the border zone with them.
Hezbollah launched a major push on July 21 to clear both sides of Lebanon's border with Syria of "armed terrorists."
In August 2014, the Nusra Front and Daesh terrorist groups overran Lebanon's northeastern border town of Arsal, martyring a number of Lebanese forces. They took 30 soldiers hostage, most of whom have been released.
Since then, Hezbollah and the Lebanese military have been defending Lebanon on the country's northeastern border.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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