Syrian Army Accidentally Fires at Lebanese Army in Northern Lebanon
A unit from the Syrian army accidentally fired at the Lebanese army when the former infiltrated northern Lebanon on Thursday, reported the National News Agency.
It explained that a 15-member unit from the Syrian army entered Lebanon near the northern town of al-Mwanseh as it was following shepherds along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
The Lebanese army soon arrived at the scene to inspect the affair.
The Syrian unit then accidentally fired at the army after it had mistaken its identity, the agency said.
The situation returned to normalcy after contacts were made to clarify the incident, NNA added.
Later on Thursday, the Lebanese army’s orientation directorate issued a communiqué on the incident’s circumstances.
“This afternoon, a patrol belonging to the Syrian Arab Forces crossed around 200 meters into the Lebanese territory at the al-Mwanseh point in the north province, and fired a number of machinegun salvos while pursuing fugitives across the border,” the communiqué said.
“At once, an army unit arrived at the spot only to find that the aforementioned patrol had returned to where it came from, while upholding its shooting from the Syrian side of the border, which led to minor damages to a military vehicle, without any human casualties,” the orientation directorate added, noting that “the issue is being followed up in coordination between the Lebanese and Syrian armies.”
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