A delegation of Sunni clerics entered eastern Leba**n's Arsal Wednesday in a bid to negotiate an end to clashes between the army and jihadists who have killed and captured soldiers. Meanwhile, Leba**n appealed for aid to bolster its troops as they battle the jihadists in clashes that began Saturday after**on with the arrest of man accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front. Security sources said the army would only consider a deal under which the jihadists withdrew from Arsal and handed over 22 soldiers believed to have been taken hostage by the militants.