BEIRUT: Syrian aircraft raided Thursday on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal, a security source said, while media reports said the strikes targeted militants' vehicles.
The source told The Daily Star that the airstrikes came on the Syrian side of the border, although very close to the Lebanese part of the outskirts.
Media reports said the raid targeted militants who were driving from Arsal’s outskirts to Wadi Rafeq, destroying their vehicles and killing whoever was inside.
Militants from ISIS and the Nusra Front have sought refuge in the area since withdrawing from Arsal in August.
Five days of clashes erupted between the Army and the militants after the arrest of ISIS commander Imad Jomaa at the beginning of August.
The militants withdrew under a cease-fire brokered by the Muslim Scholars Committee, but took more than 30 soldiers and policemen hostage with them. The groups are still holding 27 hostages, after releasing seven and executing three.
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