LBCI crew entered on Monday the house of Khaled Hoblos in Bhannine after calm was restored to the northern region.
"No one was seen inside the house during clashes and raid operations," Bhannine residents said.
Hoblos is a wanted man who along with a group of supporters, was behind the ambush that targeted LAF soldiers in Bhannine.
Calm has been prevailing, since early Monday, in the northern regions of al-Menyeh, Bhannine and al-Mhammara where the Lebanese army has taken full control of the situation and conducted patrols to prevent any security breaches.
At dawn on Monday, the army detected the whereabouts of gunmen in al-Menyeh region and targeted them with artillery fire, killing one of the militants, a Lebanese national.
The roads linking al-Abdeh, al-Mhammara and al-Menyeh to Tripoli were reopened and the traffic flow returned to normalcy.
In Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, where deadly clashes had erupted between the army and gunmen, tension eased off as a military operation launched by the Lebanese troops ended and gunmen withdrew with the city.
On Sunday, the Lebanese Armed Forces Command stressed that its units will continue the military operations in the region of al-Mhammara – al-Menyeh and its vicinity, where a military unit was attacked by an armed ambush set by a terrorist group.
Fierce clashes had erupted on Sunday between the Lebanese army and gunmen in the town of Dhour Bhannine in the northern region of Akkar.
Earlier, a shell landed on the house of a citizen in the al-Mhammara town, causing only material damage.
As well, the army announced that it seized three booby-trapped cars parked near the al-Salam-Bhannine school where the gunmen were situated.
It also discovered a weapons cache, military equipment, and 50 explosive devices.
The army also declared that it controlled the Acharq University and the al-Salam-Bhannine school, arresting several gunmen.
On Saturday, at least four army soldiers were killed and several others injured in an armed attack on a military vehicle in the Akkar area of al-Mhammara, which was followed by clashes with armed men “loyal to Sheikh Khaled Hoblos” and a failed attempt to abduct five soldiers.
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