Irsal (Arsal) is a village and municipality situated 124 kilometers (77 miles) north east of Beirut, in the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
ISIS terrorists have expanded their territory and reportedly “liberated” Irsal in Lebanon this past weekend.
ALLAHU AKBAR | NWES : The #IslamicState liberates #irsal city in #Lebanon !
— PROPHET’S KHILAFA (@Battar1_IS) August 4, 2014
Gunmen could be seen driving off with abducted members of the security forces in Arsal. (BBC)
The #Islamic_State prepare battle equipment before beating the #Lebanese army in #Arsal, #Lebanon #عرسال #عرسال_لبنان pic.twitter.com/saVTTFmIgX
— AbuUmar8246 (@AbuUmarAlAnsari) August 3, 2014
This photo of ISIS fighters and supporters was reportedly taken in Lebanon.
The Lebanese army lost 13 soldiers in fighting with ISIS this weekend.
Lebanon arrested an ISIS member so ISIS responded by storming across the border, capturing a city, and simultaneously attacking Tripoli, too
— ComfortablySmug (@ComfortablySmug) August 4, 2014