Lebanese Army Repels Militant Attack in Arsal’s Wadi Hmeid

Local Editor

The Lebanese army repelled an attack by militants on its base in the Wadi Hmeid area of the northeastern border town of Arsal, leaving casualties among their ranks on Thursday.

The militants advanced on the base on Wednesday night and sought to isolate it by advancing towards Arsal. The troops engaged in heavy gunbattles with the militants, leaving several of them wounded.

Eight of them were detained and several were injured.

It was not clear if the militants belonged to the so-called "Islamic State" [IS] or the so-called "al-Nusra Front," whose members fought the army for several days earlier this month [August].

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team