BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military will soon carry out “sensitive missions,” the country’s army chief said Friday, in an apparent reference to the Lebanese government’s U.S.-backed plan to disarm the Hezbollah militant group by the end of the year.

Lebanon's military will take necessary steps to ensure the missions' success while preserving peace among the civilian population in the crisis-hit nation, Gen. Rodolphe Haykal said in a statement. Lebanon has a U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah as well as Palestinian weapons in the country’s refugee camps.

The Lebanese government asked the army in early August to come up with a plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the month. The prime minister's office said in a statement Friday the Cabinet will hold a meeting to discuss the plan on Sept.

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