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Al Nusrah Front
British watchtowers dot a Mideast border again – this time with Islamic State
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Free Syrian Army
Lebanon may swap FSA commander for captives: General Security
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader
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France
Lebanon, France finalize $3B arms deal: report
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Lebanon
Long-awaited Bekaa Valley security plan implemented
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Lebanon
Lebanon – Long-awaited Bekaa Valley security plan implemented
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Iraq
No letup in flight of Iraqi Christians into Lebanon
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France
French arms shipments set to arrive in Lebanon
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanese support ISIS airstrikes: survey
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanese general: Negotiations with ISIS require more time
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Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda’s Nusrah lays out conditions to release captured Lebanese soldiers
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Denmark
Dane in Lebanon arrested for being alleged IS fighter
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants
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Al Nusrah Front
Civilians flee during break in north Lebanon fighting
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Al Nusrah Front
Islamic State sets sights on sea in Lebanon
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Lebanon
Sirajeddine Zureiqat, said to be the new emir of the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades, urged followers to attack the “puppetmaster” Hezbollah, not the Lebanese Army. Syrian terrorist suspects Ahmad Atef Jenayat and Saleh Mohammad Halloum were referred to the judiciary; Jenayat is linked to a June suicide bombing plot involving slain facilitator Monzer al Hassan.
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Lebanese soldier defects to al Qaeda’s Syrian branch
The Al Nusrah Front has announced that a Lebanese soldier, Mohammed Antar, has defected to the jihadist group. Al Nusrah has released a photo and video of Antar, which are part of the organization’s ongoing propaganda campaign against Iran, Hezbollah, and the Lebanese government.
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Al Nusrah Front
Jihadist attacks on Army aim to secure access to sea: Lebanese Army chief
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France
France says $3B Lebanon weapons deal to go ahead
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Lebanon
The US condemned the Hezbollah bomb attack on Oct. 7 that wounded two Israeli soldiers in the Shebaa Farms area near an Israeli outpost. Lebanon accused Israel of shelling with cluster bombs in response to the attack. Hezbollah clashed with the Al Nusrah Front in the Qalamoun area near the Syrian border, reportedly capturing the Umm Khorj post from which Al Nusrah attacked a Hezbollah post in Brital on Oct. 5.
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Al Nusrah Front
Lebanon – Deadly border clashes signal darker days ahead
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Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah rejects hostage deal as families vow escalation
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Al Nusrah Front releases video, photos from battle against Hezbollah
The Al Nusrah Front reportedly launched attacks on a number of Hezbollah outposts yesterday. The group has released a video and pictures from one of its raids.
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Lebanon
Clashes erupted at Hezbollah bases from Baalbek to Arsal between Syria-based Al Nusrah Front fighters and Hezbollah forces seeking to repel them; at least 16 Al Nusrah fighters, including commander Mohammed Khalid Hamza Suhaib, and two Hezbollah fighters were said to have been killed. Other reports said the infiltrators were from the Islamic State. The Lebanese army also clashed with militants near Arsal.
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Lebanon
The Army repelled an attempt by gunmen in Wadi Hmeid and al-Masyadeh to infiltrate near Arsal. Jihadists in the area are said to be seeking access to Arsal for food and fuel. Lebanese forces discovered a 50-kilogram bomb set to detonate near a military checkpoint outside Arsal and disabled it. A few days earlier, over 60 kilograms of explosives were discovered in Arsal. A Lebanese stoneworker kidnapped by the Islamic State was released; he said he was held in a farmhouse outside Arsal with at least eight kidnapped Lebanese soldiers as well as 50 or 60 other people. Saudi Arabia…
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Free Syrian Army
A Chronicler of Syria’s Conflict Returns to the Spotlight, Minus a Disguise
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Lebanon
The Al Nusrah Front denied reports that it had promised not to execute captive Lebanese troops, and said it has withdrawn from negotiations for their release and will execute captives for any measures taken against Sunnis. The head of the Lebanese Army said the military is pursuing a terrorist cell in Tripoli and expects more clashes with extremist fighters in Arsal. Islamic State-linked groups in Tripoli are reportedly planning attacks aimed at seizing areas of northern Lebanon. The military prosecutor filed terror charges against 11 militants, including Tripoli-based Shadi al Mawlawi and Osama Mansour, who have been linked to the…
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Al Nusrah Front propaganda focuses on Iranian influence in Lebanon, Syria
The Al Nusrah Front continues to use its Lebanese hostages in its propaganda campaign against Iran and Hezbollah.
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Al Nusrah Front
Will Lebanon swap prisoners with Islamic State, Al Nusrah?
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Al Nusrah Front leader says Americans and Europeans will pay the ‘tax’ of war
Abu Muhammad al Julani seeks to undermine public support for airstrikes in Syria by arguing that citizens in the West, and not just their rulers, will pay the price for the war. Julani also discusses Al Nusrah’s fight against Hezbollah and urges jihadists not to join the West in the fight against the Islamic State.
