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Fears in Lebanon rise over Western plans to defeat IS

Lebanese officials are concerned that a Western-led offensive against the Islamic State will not succeed in destroying the organization but simply move it closer to Lebanon’s border, and ultimately into the country itself.

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Lebanese army soldiers gesture while riding on an armored vehicle as they exit the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Aug. 28, 2014. — REUTERS/Ahmad Shalha

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