Mediator’s death, Army clashes will not affect swap deal

The sudden death of a secret middleman helping to secure the release of 25 Lebanese servicemen held hostage by Islamist militants on the Syria border and the Lebanese Army’s offensive against militants nestled in the hills on the country’s northeastern border with Syria will not affect negotiations on a swap deal, a senior security source told The Daily Star Thursday.

by Misbah al-Ali via The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon News