Lebanon: Soldiers wounded in Arsal refugee camp raid
The army arrested more than 150 Syrian refugees, including a large number of suspected rebel fighters from the surrounding the area, Tayyar media reported.
Witnesses reported hearing intermittent bursts of gunfire in the area.
The wounded soldiers were airlifted to hospital by a Lebanese army helicopter, Tayyar reported.
Lebanon's military has intensified its crackdown on ISIL fighters in the remote area close to the Syria border.
About 1,500 fighters are still believed to be operating near the flashpoint town of Arsal, which was overrun by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group in 2014.
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Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
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