Military aid arrives for Lebanese army

Two military transport planes landed at Beirut airport today carrying foreign military aid to help the Lebanese army fight Islamic militants.

The development comes after the United States said it would rush supplies and ammunition to Beirut.

Lebanese officials would not disclose where the military planes came from - whether directly from the United States or from US military depots in the Middle East.

Late yesterday, a United Arab Emirates air force plane also arrived with supplies. The military refused to comment on the airlift, a sensitive issue in the country.

A Pentagon official said yesterday that the US was rushing ammunition and other equipment to the Lebanese army in a military airlift of eight planes.