Aug. 09, 2014 | 12:12 AM Arsalis head home, soldiers still in captivity Kareem ShaheenDana Khraiche| The Daily Star ARSAL, Lebanon: Dozens of families streamed back into Arsal Friday to survey the damage after five days of clashes between the Lebanese Army and militants brought chaos to the northern frontier town. But the fate of 19 Army soldiers and several other Internal Security Forces personnel kidnapped by fighters belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and the Nusra Front was unclear as the military reinforced its positions Friday and barred journalists from entering the town, citing security concerns. Quoting a security source, Reuters reported that the militants had sent the Lebanese government a list of 20 Islamist prisoners that they wanted freed in an exchange for releasing their hostages. The list includes Imad Ahmad Joumaa, whose arrest triggered the clashes, the source said. Read more: dailystar.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-09/266581-arsalis-head-home-soldiers-still-in-captivity.ashx#ixzz39qLUW0jJ (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
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