- Title: Hezbollah says battle with Nusra Front almost won at Syria-Lebanon border
- Date: 24th July 2017
- Summary: LABWE, LEBANON (JULY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LEBANESE ARMY VEHICLES DRIVING IN LABWE NEAR ENTRANCE OF BORDER TOWN OF ARSAL IN EASTERN BEKAA VALLEY VARIOUS OF ARSAL MOUNTAINS AS SEEN FROM LABWE LEBANESE ARMY VEHICLES DRIVING MORE OF ARSAL MOUNTAINS AS SEEN FROM LABWE
- Embargoed: 7th August 2017 14:36
- Keywords: Hezbollah army fighting Nusra Front Lebanese-Syrian border fighting Syrian jihadists fighting
- Location: UNKNOWN LOCATION AT SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER AND LABWE, LEBANON
- City: UNKNOWN LOCATION AT SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER AND LABWE, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA0026R2USZR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hezbollah said on Monday (July 24) its battle with Nusra Front jihadists at the Syria-Lebanon border was almost over and urged remaining insurgents in the area to give up, pressing its campaign to take their last foothold at the frontier.
With the Nusra Front almost beaten in the mountainous area on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal, the next phase is expected to focus on adjacent territory held by Islamic State militants.
The Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group has played a critical role in vanquishing Sunni Muslim jihadists in the border region during the six-year-long Syrian war, part of its critical military support provided to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The Lebanese army, which is not taking part in the operation, has set up defensive positions around Arsal, the Lebanese town where aid workers have prepared to help host Syrian refugees living in camps. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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