Lebanon–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Lebanon–Syria relations were officially established in October 2008 when Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad issued a decree to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since both countries gained independence from France in 1943 (Lebanon) and 1946 (Syria). [1]
Syrian occupation of Lebanon - Wikipedia
Syrian military invaded Lebanon after orders from Hafez al-Assad on 31 May 1976. The military occupation of Lebanon by Syria lasted from 1976, beginning with the Syrian intervention in the Lebanese Civil War, until April 30, 2005.
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while
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 ...
Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all its land border crossings …
Dec 6, 2024 · Lebanon is closing all its land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus, the General Security Directorate said Friday. The decision came hours after an Israeli airstrike damaged a border crossing in northern Lebanon just days after it was reopened.
What Syria means for Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild Lebanon
Dec 13, 2024 · After the Syrian civil war began in 2011, HTS — a Sunni Muslim group — infiltrated Lebanon, clashing with Shia Muslims from Hezbollah, which fought on the opposite side in Syria's conflict. In ...
Syria war to have ‘massive’ effect on Lebanon: US envoy Hochstein
Dec 7, 2024 · Syria war to have ‘massive’ effect on Lebanon: US envoy Hochstein. The top Biden diplomat said a weakened Syrian government will make it difficult for Iran to transfer weapons to Hezbollah.
In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria’s revolution with ...
Dec 9, 2024 · While Syrian refugees in Lebanon return home, many Lebanese remain on edge. Years of conflict have left the Syria-Lebanon borderlands scarred, and fears grow that instability could spill over again.
Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire …
Nov 28, 2024 · QUSAIR, Syria (AP) — Thousands of people made the crossing back into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after nearly 14 months of fighting.
While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon …
Nov 9, 2024 · BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September. Many who fled to Lebanon after the war in Syria started in …
Syrians Fleeing Lebanon Risk Repression Upon Return
Oct 30, 2024 · Syrians fleeing violence in Lebanon face risks of repression and persecution by the Syrian government upon return, including enforced disappearance, torture, and death in detention.
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