Nusra Casualties as Hizbullah Shells Posts in Arsal

Hizbullah fighters have reportedly destroyed positions of the jihadist group al-Nusra Front in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, Hizbullah's al-Manar TV reported on Wednesday.

“The mujahideen of the resistance have targeted a main position of the Nusra Front in Dahr al-Howa in the outskirts of Arsal,” al-Manar reported.

“Several militants were killed and others were wounded,” it added.

Militants from the Front and its rival jihadist group Islamic State are entrenched in rugged areas along the undemarcated Lebanese-Syrian border and the army regularly shells their posts while Hizbullah and the Syrian army have engaged in clashes with them on the Syrian side of the border.

The two jihadist groups briefly overran the town of Arsal in August 2014 before being ousted by the army after days of deadly battles.