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Soldier Killed in Akkar as Tripoli Suspects Held after Attacks on Army Patrols

A Lebanese soldier was killed at dawn Friday when assailants opened fire on a bus transporting troops on the Bireh road in the northern Akkar district, the army and the state-run National News Agency said.

The dead soldier was identified as Jamal Jean al-Hashem, who hails from the town of Qobayyat.

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One Person injured in Shootout with Army in al-Beddawi

One person was injured on Thursday in a shootout during an army raid to arrest a suspect for killing an army soldier in al-Beddawi in Tripoli.

The army said in an official statement on Thursday night that two men “riding a motorcycle fired at a position for the army in al-Akoumi area, and the army members fired back.”

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Hizbullah Says Those Firing at Army in Tripoli are Allies of al-Mustaqbal Movement

Hizbullah announced on Thursday that those firing at the army in Tripoli are “allies" of al-Mustaqbal movement and “close to it.”

It called to refer them to the judiciary for "punishment."

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Army Opens Fire at Motorcycle for Failing to Halt at Arsal Checkpoint

The army opened fire on Wednesday at a motorcycle in the northeastern Bekaa region of Arsal after it failed to stop at the Wadi Hmeid checkpoint, reported the National News Agency.

One passenger from the al-Hujeiri family was wounded in the shooting.

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New Video of Defected Soldier Abdullah Shehadeh Calling for 'Defection' before 'Battle'

Al-Nusra Front group on Tuesday showed a video of the defected soldier Corporal Abdullah Shehadeh calling more than once for defection from the army and stressing that the government is lying to the families of the soldiers kidnapped by the group, because "Hizbullah wants to kill them."

Shehadeh said in a long video that he belongs to "a secret regiment,” announcing his defection from the Lebanese army “that is directed by 'Iranian Hezb Alat' (Hizbullah)” and that he is joining “the ranks of 'al-Mujahideen'."

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Envoy Meets with Hizbullah after Talks with Salam, Bassil in Beirut

U.N.'s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura met on Thursday with Prime Minister Tammam Salam and is expected to hold talks with Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil later in the day, on the other hand, he pointed out the "agreement" with Hizbullah on "a political solution" to end the war there.

“A new turn of events are controlling the region, in particular regarding the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant... and the International community is deeply concerned,” De Mistura told reporters after talks with Salam at the Grand Serail.

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Lebanon Files Complaint over Israeli Attack on Military Post

Lebanon filed a complaint with the U.N. Security Council on Thursday over an Israeli army attack on a Lebanese military post west of the Shebaa Farms area earlier this month.

The state-run National News Agency said the complaint was made by Lebanon's mission in New York.

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Families of Arsal Captives Postpone 'Black' Friday Threat

The families of the abducted soldiers and policemen back down on a previous warning of staging a “black day” in Beirut if no positive breakthrough happened in the case of their sons.

“We will postpone our escalatory moves,” one relative told reporters who are gathered at Riad al-Solh Square after a brief meeting with Higher Defense Council chief General Mohammed Kheir.

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Lebanon's Role in Coalition against Jihadists Still Unclear

Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji, who has attended a meeting of senior commanders from more than 20 Western and Arab allies involved in the campaign to defeat jihadists, has sparked controversy over Lebanon's role in the coalition against the Islamic State terrorist group.

An Nahar daily quoted Qahwaji as saying at the meeting, which was held in Washington on Tuesday, that Lebanon is one of the countries most involved in combating terrorists.

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Controversial Iranian Military Aid Delayed as U.S. Urges its Postponement

Discussions over a controversial Iranian grant to the Lebanese army have been “frozen” to avoid any rift between cabinet members as the United States pressed to “delay” the matter until other arming pledges are met.

According to the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, Prime Minister Tammam Salam is stalling all discussions at cabinet meetings over the matter to prevent any crisis between its two main components Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal movement.

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