Syria Agrees On A Deal For ISIS Forces To Leave The Region That Borders With Lebanon

New York Times: Lebanese Army, Hezbollah and Syrian Army Declare Cease-Fire With ISIS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Lebanese Army and its Syrian and Hezbollah allies separately declared a cease-fire with the Islamic State after a weeklong joint campaign against the militant group along the border with Syria in northern Lebanon, the Hezbollah-controlled television channel Al Manar said Sunday.

There were conflicting accounts, however, about the outcome of the border fighting. The Lebanese Army, which announced the cease-fire in a statement, said the truce had been intended to allow negotiations for the recovery of its missing soldiers. It did not claim to have defeated the Islamic State.

Hezbollah, however, said that fighters from the Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS or ISIL, had surrendered, had turned over the bodies of two Hezbollah combatants and had agreed to help determine what had happened to a number of missing Lebanese Army soldiers.

The Lebanese intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, said Sunday that the authorities were awaiting DNA identification for six bodies recovered from the area.

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More News On Today's Ceasefire Agreement Between Syria And The Islamic State On The Lebanese Border

Lebanon, Hezbollah suspend ISIS fight for soldiers' release -- CNN
Syria-Lebanon border battle against IS paused as body parts found -- BBC
Cease-fire declared along Syrian-Lebanese border -- UPI
Lebanon army declares pause in offensive against ISIL -- The National
Ceasefire follows military offensive on Lebanese-Syria border -- Toronto Star/AP
Repatriation of bodies clears way for Hezbollah-Daesh settlement -- Daily Star
Lebanon finds suspected remains of troops held by IS -- AFP
Syrian Army Agrees on Withdrawal of Daesh From Area Close to Lebanon - Reports -- Sputnik
Syria agrees to deal for Daesh terrorists to leave Western Qalamoun -- Press TV