The General Security Directorate issued a communiqué on Saturday in which it announced that it detained ISIL commander in Akkar as well as another terrorist for a forming a militant cell the works for the takfiri group.

The General Security Directorate issued a communiqué on Saturday in which it announced that it detained ISIL commander in Akkar as well as another terrorist for a forming a militant cell the works for the takfiri group.

After questioning them, the two confessed that they have recruited a number of other terrorists to carry out suicide attacks against the Lebanese army patrols or checkpoints.

It is worth noting that ISIL commander was planning to enable the group to control Akkar and its marine outlet and that the security forces seized an explosive belt in his house.