Lebanon's Military Battles Islamists on Syrian Border

Lebanese troops are battling Islamic militants near the Syrian border in a third day of fierce clashes - the worst spillover of violence since Syria's civil war broke out three years ago. Lebanon's army reported Monday that at least 16 of its soldiers have been killed in the fighting that erupted in the town of Arsal, while another 22 are missing. It said that advancing soldiers have found the bodies of 50 militants. Hundreds of Lebanese civilians and Syrian refugees...

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