BEIRUT, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday that Lebanon must dislodge Islamic State (IS) militants from Lebanese territories, especially its border with Syria.
"Securing the Lebanese-Syrian border leads to at least distancing Daesh (IS) from the Lebanese border toward the Syrian interior so that it is no longer a threat to Lebanon and its army," Nasrallah said in a televised speech.
He also stressed the need to rescue the kidnapped Lebanese servicemen from the IS militants.
"Another objective is to unveil the fate of the Lebanese military men with Daesh and return them back to their families," the Hezbollah general secretary said.
In August 2014, nine Lebanese servicemen were abducted by IS militants from the border town of Arsal.
"The Lebanese Army Command and the families of the servicemen should be reassured that we won't overlook these troops," Nasrallah added.
According to Nasrallah, the Lebanese army has liberated 100 square km of the IS-controlled 120 square km land.
"Dozens of Daesh militants were killed and in Syria, dozens have handed themselves over to Hezbollah or the Syrian Army," the Hezbollah leader said.
