Thousands of Syrian militants poised to leave Lebanon-Syria border zone under deal

Buses prepare to transfer militants and civilian refugees from Lebanon into an insurgent-held city in northern Syria in the Fleita barrens in western Qalamoun region, Syria on Aug. 1, 2017. Convoys of buses entered the Lebanese side of the mountainous barrens of Qalamoun region in western Syria on Tuesday, as part of a deal between the Lebanese Hezbollah group and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front. The evacuation, which was scheduled for Monday, was delayed due to complications in the negotiations, some reports suggested. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)