BEIRUT, Lebanon: A security source revealed Tuesday that sixHezbollah fighters and around 30 jihadis were killed in clashes that erupted in the Qalamoun border region one day earlier.
Monday's clashes ended with Hezbollah fighters seizing two new hilltops in Qalamoun, three weeks into an offensive to oust jihadis from the rugged border region, according to Hezbollah's Al-ManarTV.
The Al-Manar report said Hezbollah fighters captured several highland areas northeast of the outskirts of Lebanon's Nahleh, without reporting casualties.
Monday's deaths bring to at least 22 the number of Hezbollah fighters killed since the offensive got underway on May 4. The number of militant casualties since the start of the offensive is unclear, but is likely to be in the hundreds.