At least 16 members of the Al Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra were killed today in clashes with Hezbollah forces today (Sunday) in eastern Lebanon after the launching of a major offensive, according to a source close to Hezbollah, according to a report by Reuters.
Hundreds of the Sunni Muslims of the al-Nusra Front attacked at least 10 Hezbollah bases along a mountain range in the vicinity of the Syrian border, killing two of the Shi'ite Hezbollah fighters.
According to the unnamed source fighters from Hezbollah in the Bekaa regions are joining into the areas where the clashes are taking place, referring to the region in eastern Lebanon.