BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's army will deploy along the country's entire eastern border with Syria and remain stationed there after recently recapturing areas from Islamic State militants, army chief General Joseph Aoun said on Friday.
The remarks appeared to confirm comments by the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah that it was handing over points it had controlled along the border to the military.
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