Report: Syria Strictly Controlling Eastern Lebanon’s Border to Prevent Infiltrations
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Syrian security forces are imposing strict measures on the Lebanese-Syrian border all the way from the eastern border town of Arsal in the Bekaa to the northeastern border town of Wadi Khaled.
“The Syrian forces are strictly controlling the border to prevent gunmen and even humanitarian activists from crossing into Syria,” Syrian sources told the pan-Arab daily al-Sharq al-Awsat on Monday.
However, Arsal crossing remains open to allow Syrian refugees to enter Lebanese territories under the supervision of the Syrian forces in order to brutally shell the vacated Syrian border towns, the sources said.
“The Syrian forces are opening fire on the animals that cross into Syria fearing that they might be holding arms and ammunition,” the source noted.
Sources familiar with the situation confirmed that the Syrian forces are imposing strict measures on the tops of the mountains overlooking Baalbek and Riyaq.
Meanwhile, a source close to the leadership of the rebel Free Syrian Army denied to the daily that there are fighters crossing from Lebanon into the Syrian territories.
“Those claims are completely false and the regime is holding onto its allegations to justify the shelling of the towns,” the sources pointed out.
Thousands of Syrians have fled to Lebanon since a revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad broke out in March last year.
Syria has mined several regions along the porous border to prevent the smuggling of weapons and infiltration of rebel fighters.
At least three people have been killed since October and several have been wounded when Syrian troops, staging incursions into Lebanon, opened fire on border villages.
Lebanon and Syria share a 330-kilometer border but have yet to agree on official demarcation.
18 June 2012, 09:27
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Good to hear, its about time they figured out there is an actual border
18 June 2012, 13:06
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I think it's about time, Lebanese forces enforce a 20 KM buffer zone within Syrian territories. This on the surface is a security measure for both Lebanon and the Syrian refugees. When the dust settles lets formally mark the border.
18 June 2012, 13:18
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Regarder cette vidéo et vous comprendrez le lien entre un animal et un fanatique qui veut se battre en Syrie.
http://www.syriatruth.org/الأخبار/أخباروتقاريرأخرى/tabid/94/Article/7617/Default.aspx
18 June 2012, 13:18
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http://www.syriatruth.org/الأخبار/أخباروتقاريرأخرى/tabid/94/Article/7617/Default.aspx
18 June 2012, 13:53
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Syrian regime's army were in Lebanon for a long time. We know how they think, what they say publicly and how they act. So unless you are born in the last 5 years, you should do some memories rewinding to refresh your memories.
18 June 2012, 15:07
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No worry...Assad and his cronies in Lebanon will be history soon.
18 June 2012, 15:20
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Finally, the borders have been secured, just as March 14 had wanted. The only problem is that the timing is not convenient.
18 June 2012, 16:17
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yes the syrian regime is! remember hama by hafez? his son is doing the same with homs! aren t you ashamed of supporting a regime shelling its own citizens? you are laughable....
18 June 2012, 16:18
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poor naive mowaten still in denial in blindly supporting a regime his friends thaked a few years ago... keep on dreaming :)
18 June 2012, 23:06
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well geha, it's more than one year that you keep saying it. To me, since October it was clear that we were heading toward more violence, without one side prevailing. Syrians are dying, this is a proxy war between world powers. One side is inciting to boycott dialogue, and this side is not Russia.
18 June 2012, 23:10
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The Syrian Gvmt has the right to secure its borders to avoid influx of weapons. It's a measure to induce the opposition to the dialogue table, much more understandable and civilised than putting sanctions on basic consumer goods against the entire Syrian people.
