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Lebanon Military

Russia to give Lebanon 10 MiG-29 jets as gift

Russia will give 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to Lebanon as a gift, Russian news agencies quoted the head of Russia's Federal Military and Technical Cooperation Service as saying on Wednesday.
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Military Lebanon

Saudi Arabia pledges $3bn to Lebanese army:

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman announces largest grant ever given to the country's armed forces. He said the funds would allow Lebanon's military to purchase French weapons. He did not provide any further details of the deal. Ref. Source 8

Lebanon Military History & Civil Business Politics

3 Soldiers killed by Lebanon car bomb:

A car bomb has exploded near a Lebanese army checkpoint near the Syrian border, killing three soldiers, reports say. Several more soldiers were reported wounded in the blast, believed to be a suicide attack, on the outskirts of the town of Arsal. Ref. Source 8

Military Lebanon

ISIS Militants Behead Lebanese Soldier and Hold 18 More:

Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured when militants seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month. A video of the beheading was posted on social media sites on Saturday. Ref. Source 6

Military Lebanon

Lebanese Army kills 3 gunmen on Syria border:

A source in the town told The Daily Star that a group of gunmen tried to sneak into Lebanon from Syria near an Army checkpoint in Wadi Hmeid on the outskirts of Arsal, prompting troops to open fire. Ref. Source 2?