BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army prevents daily attempts by Islamist militants to infiltrate through Lebanon’s eastern borders and is prepared to defend the country against any attack, military chief Gen. Jean Kahwagi said Thursday.

“The exceptional circumstances that the country is experiencing and the internal disputes… will not at all affect the determination of the Army to protect civil peace and coexistence between the Lebanese," he said after a tour at a military base in the Beirut area of Karantina.

The Army will "continue the battle against terrorist organizations on the eastern borders,” he added.

“The Army battles every day the terrorist groups who attempt to infiltrate through the borders, and faces with utmost determination and strength these organizations, regardless of the sacrifices required.”

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