Well-informed sources told Al-Akhbar that negotiations for the release of the soldiers held captive by Islamist militants may require more time, since the captors do not belong to one party.

Hezbollah, the sources added, want the Lebanese Army and the Lebanese people to continue to bear the consequences of the Syria crisis, which Hezbollah is part of.

Machnouk: Syrian refugees outright rejected by Syrian regime

Machnouk said the Syrian refugees in Lebanon are divided into four categories: those who face prosecution in Syria and Lebanon refuses to deport; some with acceptable identification documents; some who have entered Lebanon illegally with General Security securing the settlement of such refugees; and finally those with no identification cards and cannot be returned to Syria.

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