Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border
By Laila Bassam and Tom PerryBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive on Friday to drive Islamist insurgents from their last foothold on the Syrian-Lebanese border, a pro-Damascus military commander said.The operation targeted insurgents from the Nusra Front group in the mountainous outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal and areas near the Syrian town of Fleita, the commander said.Media run by Hezbollah reported significant gains by its side in the early
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