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This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Julia McFarlane and at 16 hours GMT on Thursday the 8th of January.

These are our main stories.

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The Lebanese military says it has successfully completed the first phase of its plan to embed across the south of the country disarming local armed groups under the control of the Shia militant

organisation Hezbollah, who for decades have dominated the area, which also borders Israel.

The cabinet in Beirut had earlier taken the decision for the move,

and the information minister, Paul Morkos, said further operations were planned.

The cabinet reviewed the army commands report and commended the efforts of the Lebanese Army

in the region south of the Littani River to impose operational control over the area.

It also called for drawing up a plan for the region north of the Litani River,

based on a general assessment currently being prepared by the Army Command,

which will be presented

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