IS asks Hezbollah, Syrian Army for withdrawal from Syria-Lebanon border
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BEIRUT – Islamic State has asked the Syrian Army and its ally Hezbollah to let it withdraw from Syria's border with Lebanon to the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, an official in the pro-Assad military alliance said on Thursday.
Syrian government forces and their Lebanese ally, Iranian-backed Hezbollah, are trying to oust Islamic State militants from the western Qalamoun region of Syria on Lebanon's border.
"Islamic State asked for negotiations and a withdrawal, and the Syrian side and Hezbollah agreed," the official said.
