Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Sayyed during his funeral in Akkar
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The wife and daughter of Lebanese soldier Sayyed mourn during his funeral in Akkar
The wife (L) and daughter of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, mourn during his funeral in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT)
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Sayyed during his funeral in Akkar
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT)
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Sayyed during his funeral in Akkar
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT)
A man mourns on the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed in Akkar
A man mourns on the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT)
Unidentified gunmen shoot their weapons during the funeral of Lebanese soldier Sayyed in Akkar
Unidentified gunmen shoot their weapons during the funeral of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
Unidentified gunmen shoot their weapons during the funeral of Lebanese soldier Sayyed in Akkar
Unidentified gunmen shoot their weapons during the funeral of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, in his hometown of Fnideq in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
Unidentified gunmen shoot their weapons during the funeral of Lebanese soldier Sayyed in Akkar
Unidentified gunmen shoot their weapons during the funeral of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, in his hometown of Fnideq, in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized the Lebanese border town for a few days last month, a video posted on social media showed last Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)
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