Abbas Ibrahim, the chief of Lebanese General Security, said six bodies buried in Lebanon near the border with Syria were removed. The soldiers' remains were transported later Sunday to Beirut's military hospital for DNA tests to determine their identities. Ibrahim said after IS militants were driven into Syria under pressure from the Lebanese military, the deal became possible. Ibrahim said he was part of the negotiations over the fate of the soldiers, but Hezbollah and Syria sorted out the larger deal. A Syrian military official told the agency that the evacuation of IS militants, negotiated by Hezbollah, has been approved.

Source: ABC News August 27, 2017 08:56 UTC