Lebanese soldiers are expected to begin moving in a couple of days, supported by the first of 15,000 foreign troops.

"They are no good," he said of the Lebanese soldiers.

Since the foundation of the school the French army started training the Lebanese soldiers.

Three Lebanese soldiers were killed trying to defuse a rocket that had not exploded.

The Lebanese soldiers were later released and allowed to evacuate the town.

Among the dead were 65 guerrillas, three Lebanese soldiers and the rest civilians, according to the police.

Twenty-three people were killed, including several Syrian and Lebanese soldiers.

At least 27 Lebanese soldiers were killed in the fighting, along with an undetermined number of civilians and militants.

Police said the driver, a Lebanese soldier, was killed when the bomb exploded in his moving car.

The Lebanese soldiers pulled out today along with the militiamen.