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Syrian jets bomb rebels in Lebanon near the town of Arsal
Syrian war planes have bombed several targets near the Lebanese border town of Arsal where hundreds of Syrian rebels are holed up. Arsal is a Sunni Muslim town where tens of thousands of refugees have taken shelter from the war in neighbouring Syria.
Syrian activists told Al Jazeera that several people were killed and wounded in Monday's air strikes on the mountainous area.
Lebanon's National News Agency said that six Syrian jets attacked positions of the rebels that were hiding.
Rebels linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Nusra Front have since withdrawn from Arsal and are now hiding in the mountains on the outskirts of the village.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/09/lebanon-arsal-syrian-rebels-201492295223327962.html
The article does not explain whether the Lebanese government has given Syria permission to attack rebels on their territory.
