According to a statement issued by the Guidance Directorate, "gunmen opened heavy gunfire and attacked the military patrol with rockets in the area of al-Tabbaneh at 1:30 am prompting the army to retaliate."
Eight soldiers including an officer were wounded in the assault as the army was carrying out raids to arrest the assailants.
The Lebanese government tasked the army and security forces in implementing a security plan in Tripoli last month after several rounds of fighting left scores of people including soldiers dead and injured.
The army and security forces have arrested dozens of gunmen and referred them to the military court, Xinhua reported.