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Soldier, wanted militant killed in north Lebanon shootout

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A Lebanese soldier and a wanted militant have been killed in an exchange of fire in northern Lebanon, where the spillover of the ongoing conflict in Syria continues to takes more lives.

According to security sources, Abdul-Rahman Tamer opened fire on a military patrol in the northern Akkar town of Bhenin, northeast of the city of Tripoli, early Tuesday, killing a soldier and provoking troops to open fire back at him, killing him in the process.

Tamer was wanted for his involvement in shooting dead four soldiers in battles with the army in northern Lebanon last year. The clashes, which began in October 2014, were the spillover of the Syrian crisis and involved the Lebanese army and Takfiri ISIL militants in North Governorate.

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fueled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 210,000 people, according to latest reports. New figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children, lost their lives in Syria last year.

Takfiri groups, with members from several Western countries, control swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, and have been carrying out horrific acts of violence such as public decapitations and crucifixions against all communities such as Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians.

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