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| IS 'beheads second Lebanese soldier' | IS 'beheads second Lebanese soldier' |
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| A second Lebanese soldier taken hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants has been beheaded, reports say. | A second Lebanese soldier taken hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants has been beheaded, reports say. |
| Photos of the killing of the soldier - named as Abbas Medlej - were posted on social media networks. | Photos of the killing of the soldier - named as Abbas Medlej - were posted on social media networks. |
| The Lebanese military said it was investigating the reports. | The Lebanese military said it was investigating the reports. |
| Abbas Medlej was among a number of Lebanese soldiers seized by IS in August, after the militants launched an incursion into the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the Syrian border. | Abbas Medlej was among a number of Lebanese soldiers seized by IS in August, after the militants launched an incursion into the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the Syrian border. |
| Some of the hostages are reportedly being held by IS and others by the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front. | |
| IS earlier threatened to kill a soldier every three days if the Lebanese government did not agree to release the group's members detained in Lebanese jails. | IS earlier threatened to kill a soldier every three days if the Lebanese government did not agree to release the group's members detained in Lebanese jails. |
| Abbas Medlej's mother, Zienab Noun, said the pictures showing the beheading appeared to be real. | Abbas Medlej's mother, Zienab Noun, said the pictures showing the beheading appeared to be real. |
| "My son was sacrificed," she was quoting as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | "My son was sacrificed," she was quoting as saying by the Associated Press news agency. |
| On Saturday Islamic State issued a statement saying the soldier had been beheaded after he tried to escape. | On Saturday Islamic State issued a statement saying the soldier had been beheaded after he tried to escape. |
| Last week, the Lebanese army received the remains of a missing solider believed to have been beheaded by IS militants. | Last week, the Lebanese army received the remains of a missing solider believed to have been beheaded by IS militants. |
| Officials said the body of Sgt Ali Sayyed was handed over to the Lebanese Red Cross outside Arsal. | Officials said the body of Sgt Ali Sayyed was handed over to the Lebanese Red Cross outside Arsal. |
| A video purportedly showing Sgt Sayyed being decapitated was also posted online. | A video purportedly showing Sgt Sayyed being decapitated was also posted online. |
| The fighting in Arsal - which left 16 civilians, 20 soldiers, and dozens of militants dead - was the most serious incident along the border with Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011. | The fighting in Arsal - which left 16 civilians, 20 soldiers, and dozens of militants dead - was the most serious incident along the border with Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011. |
| IS militants - who control large swathes of Syria and Iraq - have recently beheaded two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff. | IS militants - who control large swathes of Syria and Iraq - have recently beheaded two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff. |