Arrest warrants were issued for six Syrians and a Lebanese man who are linked to detained Islamic State commander Imad Jomaa, who heads the IS’ Fajr al-Islam Brigade. Two Syrians from Idlib were arrested in Nabatieh for possession of Islamic State headbands and posters. The Army engaged in an hourlong clash with Syrian militants last night in Al Qaa, forcing the infiltrators to retreat. Syrian warplanes targeted militants outside Arsal. The Muslim Scholars Committee said negotiations for the release of kidnapped Lebanese troops are currently suspended. Eighteen Syrians said to have been taken captive by relatives of the kidnapped Lebanese troops escaped from a warehouse where they had been held.
