Islamic State Fighters Withdraw from Lebanon Border Zone

Islamic State agreed to surrender its enclave and depart for eastern Syria on Sunday after a week-long offensive by the Lebanese army on one front and the Syrian army and Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah group on the other front.

Angus McDowall

islamic state fighters withdraw from lebanon border zone

Hezbollah fighters stand near military tanks in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017. Credit:Reuters

Hezbollah fighters stand near military tanks in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Beirut: A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their family members began to leave the Lebanon-Syria border zone on Monday for an area in eastern Syria held by the jihadist group, under the terms of a truce, Syrian state television cameras showed.

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