Syrian soldiers shoot at Lebanese army patrol near border

Syrian soldiers on Thursday shot in the direction of a Lebanese army unit marching in the northern Lebanese town Mouanse, near the Syrian border.

“The soldiers shot in the direction of the Lebanese army [from the Syrian territory] because they confused their identity, but the situation went back to normal after they identified the unit,” the National News Agency reported.

However, the report did not elaborate further.


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Hezbollah Denies Lebanese Army Access To Its Hospital

Voice of Lebanon (100.5) radio reported on Tuesday that Hezbollah militants denied the Lebanese army and security forces access to Al-Rasoul al-Azam Hospital in Beirut to check up on those who were wounded during Monday night's clashes in Bourj al-Barajneh.


The hospital, located in the Bourj al-Barajneh area along the old airport road, was established and financed by the Iranian-backed Shia group.


TV and radio stations reported on Monday that tens were wounded in clashes between Hezbollah members and a radical Islamic group in Bourj al-Barajneh.

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