Lebanon–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 (whose objective was to dislodge Yasser Arafat's PLO from its Lebanese strongholds) and the siege of Beirut that led to Arafat and the PLO evacuation to Tunis, newly elected President Bachir Gemayel was assassinated in a bomb explosion by the Syrian-affiliated member of the Syrian Social ...
While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon …
Nov 9, 2024 · Some refugees have entered Syria via smuggler routes so their departure from Lebanon is not officially recorded, including Um Yaman, who left Beirut’s heavily bombarded southern suburbs with her children for the city of Raqqa in eastern Syria.
Syrian Shi'ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing …
Dec 13, 2024 · Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Shi'ite Muslims, have fled to Lebanon since Sunni Muslim Islamists toppled Bashar al-Assad, fearing persecution despite assurances from the new rulers in ...
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while ... - CNN
Dec 12, 2024 · Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in ...
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut and cut off key Lebanon-Syria border ...
Oct 4, 2024 · BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group.
Ahmed al-Shara Vows to Disband and Integrate Syria’s Armed …
4 days ago · Ahmed al-Shara said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited captured Syrian territory.
Syrians Fleeing Lebanon Risk Repression Upon Return
Oct 30, 2024 · (Beirut) – Syrians fleeing violence in Lebanon face risks of repression and persecution by the Syrian government upon return, including enforced disappearance, torture, and death in...
On the road to Damascus from Lebanon, Syrians express hope and …
Dec 12, 2024 · Rebel soldier Samer Mushantaf stands guard at a checkpoint inside of Syria, a few miles from the Lebanese border, on Dec. 11. He says they are looking to confiscate weapons that may have been ...
Syrian refugees in Lebanon flee to war-torn homeland after facing …
Nov 26, 2024 · More than a decade after the Syrian civil war drove millions of refugees into neighboring Lebanon, war has come to their new home. Israeli airstrikes have left hundreds of thousands of Syrian...
UNHCR: Lebanon-Syria humanitarian and displacement crisis …
Nov 22, 2024 · BEIRUT – The past few weeks have been the deadliest and most devastating for Lebanon and its people in decades, with Israel dramatically intensifying its airstrikes and ground incursions, deepening the humanitarian catastrophe for civilians.