Two members of the Lebanese Security Forces were killed in an exchange of gunfire with militants in the north of the country late on Saturday, the army said. They were killed when militants opened fire on an army checkpoint in the northwest area of Araman, the army said in a statement. In a separate incident, Lebanese security forces killed at least six militants during a heavy exchange of fire with an armed group in northeast Lebanon, close to the Syrian border, security sources said. Three members of the Lebanese security forces were wounded in the clash, which began after Lebanese forces raided a house in the Wadi Khaled area, where the group that was suspected of planning attacks was holed up, the sources said. The sources said the group included people linked to the militant, Khaled al-Talawi, who was killed this month in a shootout with security forces.

Source: Standard Digital September 27, 2020 08:51 UTC