A Lebanese soldier posted at the border with Syria. (Credit: @Lebarmy/Twitter)\
BEIRUT —Two brothers and suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist group were arrested by the Lebanese Army, the military institution announced in a Wednesday statement, without specifying the date or location of the arrest.
"The army's intelligence services arrested two Syrian-Palestinian brothers, A. Kh and M. Kh," the statement said.
"During their interrogation, the latter confessed to joining the terrorist organization Daesh after pledging allegiance to it. They also claimed to have come into contact with leaders of the terrorist group in Syria, and underwent training to join [the group] in that country," the statement added.
An investigation is still underway, the statement concluded.
In early November, the Army arrested suspected members of the Islamic State group, one of whom was preparing to commit a terrorist act.
Other jihadist groups were expelled from Lebanon during an offensive by the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah in August 2017, but sleeper cells are still present in the country.
Authorities regularly announce arrests of suspected members of jihadist organizations in Lebanon