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Drugs, weapons in Syria borderland where Hezbollah held sway
In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an ...
Fresh clashes expose Syria’s lingering Lebanon problem
Syria’s government has only a handful of leftover Syrian regime equipment, such as old tanks that date from the 1990s or the ...
Long War Journal3d
Analysis: Syria’s crackdown on smuggling sparks tensions with Hezbollah and Lebanon
There has been a serious escalation on the Lebanon-Syria border over the past week after Syrian forces launched an operation ...
Al-Monitor6d
Four killed in Syria-Lebanon border clashes between HTS and clans: What to know
An offensive launched by Syria along its border with Lebanon on Thursday escalated into intense clashes between Syrian forces ...
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun ...
Foreign Affairs2d
A Better Lebanon Is Possible
Now Hezbollah is also at risk of losing the support of Lebanese Shiites, who make up its domestic base. As is usually the ...
Lebanon’s Returnees Find a Homeland Battered and in Need of Their Help
Some who left the country in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and ...
Le Monde.fr4d
Fighting between Syria's new army and Lebanese militias rages on border
LAURENT VAN DER STOCKT FOR LE MONDE Not since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, has the situation at the Lebanon-Syria border been so explosive. The new Syrian army ...
Los Angeles Times5d
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in more than 2 years
Separately, six people were killed and two injured in an Israeli drone strike Saturday in the area of Janata, near the eastern border with Syria, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.
Syria's interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...