The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.
Al-Mustaqbal
Kahwagi fears dead among missing troops
Lebanese Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi said the missing soldiers in the Arsal battle were 20 and voiced fears that some of them may have been killed.
“The number of missing soldiers stands at 20. The Army Command preferred to refer to them as ‘missing’ for fear to find martyrs among them,” Kahwagi told Al-Mustaqbal.
“And this is exactly what happened. We found the body of a soldier and the militants showed the body of another who were among the missing,” he added.
As-Safir
The issue of captive soldiers at the crossroad
The issue of captive soldiers is at the crossroads. Either they are quickly released or their return may take a long time similar to the Azaz hostage ordeal.
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