BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah clashed with hundreds of Sunni Islamist insurgents trying to capture land in a mountainous area near the border with Syria on Sunday and both sides suffered casualties, security sources said. The insurgents, linked to the militant group Islamic State and al Qaeda's Syria wing, launched a major offensive on Hezbollah-controlled areas near the Lebanese border town of Arsal, the sources said. Hezbollah had called on fighters to mobilize to defend the area, they added. The Sunni insurgents see Iran-backed Hezbollah among their chief foes. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1rOHTuo
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