Lebanese PM: Victory is near against IS along Syrian border

BEIRUT – Lebanon's prime minister has visited troops near his country's border with Syria, and said that victory against the Islamic State group is near.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri spoke to reporters on Wednesday in Ras Baalbek, where he inspected the military's command center for the ongoing military operation against hundreds of IS militants.

The US-backed Lebanese military is now preparing for the last phase of the operation that began last week to end the militants' presence along the border.