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Lebanese army presses on with anti-Daesh offensive

Monday, 21 August 2017 1:54 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 21 August 2017 1:55 AM ]

A handout picture released by the Lebanese Army on August 19, 2017, shows Lebanese soldiers holding up the Lebanese and Spanish national flags at Mkhayrme Mountain in Ras Baalbek. (Photo by AFP)

Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut

The Lebanese army says it has managed to retake 80 square kilometers of territory since it launched an offensive against Daesh. Meanwhile, Hezbollah is inflicting heavy defeats on the terrorists on a different front with the help of the Syrian army. Our correspondent Mariam Saleh has a report.

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