Hezbollah Repels IS Attack on Lebanon-Syria Border
Source: AP
The TV station of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group says they have repelled an attack by Islamic State group fighters in an area on the Lebanon-Syria border.
Al-Manar TV says Tuesday's attack left several IS fighters dead or wounded and three vehicles, including a bulldozer, destroyed.
Hezbollah has been on the offensive in Syria's Qalamoun mountains for weeks and has captured territory from al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front.
Al-Manar said the IS attack targeted several Hezbollah positions outside the Lebanese border village of Ras Baalbek.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hezbollah-repels-attack-lebanon-syria-border-31630987
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