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.
As-Safir
36 soldiers missing ... fears of new “Azaz”
Arsal returned to the bosom of the state, but 36 members of the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces have not yet returned. They became hostage of the armed groups that moved them out of Arsal to Syrian territory.
From the beginning of the Arsal operation, the militants’ goal was to swap the captive soldiers with prisoners in Roumieh.
Al-Liwaa
Arsal gunmen-free
Saudi grant opens door to recruitment
Syrian refugees start the trip back home
A minister who took part in Thursday’s Cabinet meeting said that the most important decision taken by the government or better say the most important decision in the history of governments was the approval to recruit 12,000 soldiers, policemen and other security personnel.
The minister said the $1 billion Saudi grant paved the way for the recruitment decision in light of the military’s significant need for logistics.
Meanwhile, Nusra Front said on its Twitter account: “We left Arsal ... after we had handed over six captives as a goodwill gesture; and the rest of the captives are a special case.”
A well-informed source said the militants were holding 19 Lebanese soldiers and 17 policemen after the release of six security men Tuesday and Wednesday.
More to follow ...
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