Negotiations over kidnapped Lebanese troops ‘slowly progressing’ -sources

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23-03-2015 | 04:19
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Negotiations over kidnapped Lebanese troops ‘slowly progressing’ -sources
Sources told LBCI on Monday that “negotiations aiming to secure the release of some Lebanese troops captured by armed groups are slowly progressing.” 
 
“Negotiations need a few days so that the deal’s final version could be shaped as the kidnappers had repeatedly changed their demands and promises,” the sources added.

In this regard, the relatives of the abducted soldiers declared that the negotiations with the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front are "on the right path."

Following their meeting with Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, the relatives expressed contentment with the progress of the case, noting however that a date has not yet been set for the release of the hostages.

 
A number of soldiers were taken hostage in August when militants from Syria took over the Lebanese border town of Arsal for five days before withdrawing toward the Syrian frontier, taking with them Lebanese soldiers and policemen as hostages. The clashes were the most dangerous spillover of violence from the civil war in neighboring Syria.                  
 
The clashes flared up when Syrian gunmen deployed across the region after the Lebanese Armed Forces arrested Imad Jomaa at a checkpoint. The detention of Imad Jomaa, the leader of the Fajr al-Islam Brigade, had caused security tension in the border town of Arsal, claiming the lives of 20 soldiers and leaving 86 others injured.                       
 
While the release of five men provided a degree of relief, concerns remain about the troops and policemen still in captivity since four of them have been killed despite ongoing negotiations with the Lebanese authorities to secure their release.

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