US EditionRelationship Between Lebanon and Syria Has Been Tense for Decades
- In Lebanon, Hezbollah faced significant challenges following a war with Israel, leading to a fragile ceasefire.
- Recent border skirmishes have resulted in casualties, including the death of a four-year-old Lebanese girl, amid ongoing tensions between Lebanon and Syria.
- Key issues complicating relations include around 2,000 Syrians detained in Lebanon and fears regarding the return of Syrian refugees after Assad's rule.
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Relationship between Lebanon and Syria has been tense for decades
BEIRUT — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and brought a new government to Damascus. Read more...
Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon
BEIRUT: A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and brought a new government in place in Damascus. In Lebanon, a bruising war with Israel dealt a serious blow to Hezbollah — the Iran-backed and Assad-allied Shiite Lebanese militant group that had
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Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation.
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