June 10, 2015
ALLIED SUCCESSES:
Lebanon's Hezbollah repels attack by Islamic State on its positions on Lebanon-Syria border (Associated Press June 9, 2015)
Hezbollah gunmen repelled an attack Tuesday by Islamic State extremists in an area along the Lebanon-Syria border as a major battle between the two groups looms in the rugged mountainous region, Hezbollah's TV station reported.According to Al-Manar TV, the IS group targeted several Hezbollah positions outside the northeastern Lebanese border village of Ras Baalbek.The ensuing battle left at least five IS fighters dead or wounded, including the group's leader in the Qalamoun border region identified as Saudi national Walid Abdel Mohsen al-Omari, the channel said. It did not say whether there were casualties among Hezbollah fighters.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 10, 2015 2:37 PM
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