BAALBEK, Lebanon: A security source Thursday denied clashes were taking place between Lebanese troops and Nusra Front militants along the border with Syria.
The source told The Daily Star the Army was intermittently shelling deep inside the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and Arsal as part of the near-daily pattern to repulse any possible militant attack.
The policy of preemptive shelling was put in place after eight soldiers, including an officer, were killed and 22 others were wounded in fierce clashes with ISIS militants on the outer edge of Ras Baalbek earlier this year.
Local media said the Army was engaged in clashes with Nusra Front jihadis on the outskirts of Ras Baalbek.
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