Lebanese Army helicopter gunships blasted militant hideouts in north Lebanon Sunday as fighting between the military and jihadists in the city’s old souks intensified sharply overnight.
The death toll from three days of fighting between Lebanese troops and ISIS-inspired militants rose to 18 as the military cracked down on jihadists plotting attacks in Tripoli and the northern district of Minyeh.
Army patrol units launched blistering attacks on militant hideouts inside Bab al-Tabbaneh, the first time troops penetrate deep inside the heavily armed neighborhood.