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Syrian rebels kill 10, capture others in Lebanon - Fox News Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:55:50 GMT

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Syrian rebels kill 10, capture others in Lebanon
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The clashes continued into Sunday around the municipal building and an army checkpoint, Lebanon's state news agency reported. Local television footage showing wailing ambulances racing into town and soldiers standing guard just outside its limits.
Gunmen From Syria Hit Army Checkpoints in LebanonNew York Times
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11 soldiers, 30 militants killed in east Lebanon - The Daily Star Sun, 03 Aug 2014 10:13:41 GMT

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11 soldiers, 30 militants killed in east Lebanon
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ARSAL, Lebanon: At least 11 Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and 13 were taken hostage in Arsal, during clashes between the Army and Syrian armed groups that have so far killed 30 militants, according to security sources. As clashes between troops ...

Lebanon confirms troop deaths in clashes - Aljazeera.com Sun, 03 Aug 2014 05:53:45 GMT

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Lebanon confirms troop deaths in clashes
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Eight Lebanese soldiers have been killed in clashes with fighters in eastern Lebanon, near the border with Syria, which erupted after a suspected self-declared jihadist was detained, according to the Lebanese army. In a statement, the army said its ...

Syria Rebels Raid Lebanese Town, Capture Troops - ABC News Sun, 03 Aug 2014 09:14:28 GMT

Syria Rebels Raid Lebanese Town, Capture Troops
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Rebels fighting in Syria's civil war crossed into Lebanon and raided a border town Saturday, killing and capturing security force members in the most serious incursion into the tiny country during its neighbor's 3-year-old conflict. The rebels, who ...

Lebanon to address growing presence of Christian refugees - The Daily Star Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:06:01 GMT

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Lebanon to address growing presence of Christian refugees
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Lebanon's Christian leaders have been outspoken about the situation of Christians in Iraq's Mosul, where Islamists have forced hundreds to flee their homes. Residents of the historic northern city were given an ultimatum: convert, pay a religious tax ...

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Islamic State threatens major Iraqi dam, takes fight into Lebanon - MiamiHerald.com Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:02:27 GMT

Islamic State threatens major Iraqi dam, takes fight into Lebanon
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IRBIL, Iraq -- The Islamic State pursued aggressive offensives on two new fronts Sunday as its militants defeated Kurdish troops along a key front protecting a major dam, while in Lebanon its fighters attacked a series of army posts along the border ...

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Chaos as Syria rebels raid Lebanon border town of Arsal - BBC News Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:35:55 GMT

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Chaos as Syria rebels raid Lebanon border town of Arsal
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There have been scenes of chaos as rebels from Syria raided a border town in Lebanon, killing two members of the security forces and abducting others. Fighters said to be from the Nusra Front briefly seized a police station in Arsal, which is home to ...

Lebanese army tries to expel Syria-linked militants from border town - Reuters Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:53:41 GMT

Lebanese army tries to expel Syria-linked militants from border town
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More than a dozen members of Lebanon's security forces were taken captive, while some 15 soldiers are also missing, security sources said. Security officials say the gunmen in Arsal include fighters linked to the Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot ...

Local chef offers Monaco taste of Lebanon - The Daily Star Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:48:49 GMT

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Local chef offers Monaco taste of Lebanon
The Daily Star
Las Brisas restaurant at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort has invited local Chef Maroun Chedid as part of its “Summer Dinings” series, in which he will act as an ambassador of Lebanon's traditional mezze-style eating. Chedid's stint in Monaco is part ...

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US expresses solidarity with Lebanese Army - The Daily Star Sun, 03 Aug 2014 10:45:36 GMT

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US expresses solidarity with Lebanese Army
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Increasing violence in Arsal provoked an international response Sunday, with the U.S. vowing support for the Lebanese Army and urging respect for Lebanon's policy of dissociation from the crisis in Syria. U.S. Ambassador David Hale met with ...