The Lebanese Armed Forces targeted with heavy artillery the locations of the Islamic State gunmen in the highlands of the mountainous region of Ras Baalbek.
The army completed the required reinforcements, as the military forces have become deployed in all the sites.
Military sources told LBCI that the army units located in al-Qaa and Ras Baalbelk were given instructions to intensify shelling targeting IS locations and movements of militants, adding that the goal is to destroy the gunmen’s posts before launching the ground operation and to pressure the organization into withdrawing without fighting. The sources noted that the odds for a withdrawal are very low.