Lebanon’s army announced a ceasefire in its offensive against ISIL fighters at the country’s northeast border with Syria. The ceasefire took effect at 7 am local time on Sunday in order to determine the fate of Lebanese soldiers who are in ISIL captivity, the military statement said. Shortly after, the Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Syrian army, which are engaged in another offensive against ISIL on the other side of the frontier in Syria along the border with Lebanon, announced a ceasefire that took effect at the same time. A Hezbollah military media unit said the ceasefire took place under a full agreement to end the battle in west Qalamoun against ISIL. Al Jazeera reported that last week, Lebanon and Hezbollah each announced they had made significant gains against ISIL fighters, driving them back into a smaller part of the arid hills on the border.
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