Beirut, Dec 2 (IANS): The Lebanese army has arrested a wife and son of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, media reported Tuesday.

"The Lebanese intelligence managed after coordinating with foreign intelligence services in addressing a preemptive strike against the IS group by arresting one of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives and one of his sons at a border checkpoint," Xinhua reported citing the Assafir daily.

It added that the wife "was travelling with false identification papers and trying to enter Lebanon with her son".

In August, gunmen from the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and the IS attacked Lebanese army posts in the border town of Arsal.

After five days of fierce clashes, the gunmen withdrew back to Syria after taking with them at least 28 soldiers and policemen as hostages.

The Nusra Front later executed two soldiers, while the IS beheaded another.

Negotiations between the Lebanese government and terror groups are going on through a Qatari mediator, in a bid to release the hostages.