Syrian Troops Plant Mines on Border with Wadi Khaled
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Syrian troops early on Thursday were seen planting mines along a region bordering the northern Lebanese area of Wadi Khaled, a local Lebanese official told Agence France Presse.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said the troops began planting the mines at dawn in an area facing two Lebanese villages -- Knaysseh and al-Hnayder.
"Lebanese officials told us the Syrians undertook the measure to prevent weapons smuggling," he said.
"A number of Syrian soldiers were also seen deploying on their side of the border, near the Syrian villages of Heet and Buwayt," he added.
The area is separated only by mounds of earth and for long has been used to smuggle goods between the two countries. Lebanese and Syrian nationals previously also circulated freely between the two countries.
But tension in the region has mounted since the revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime erupted in March and some 5,000 Syrians, among them defecting soldiers and opposition activists, have sought refuge in Lebanon.
Experts say weapons smuggling from Lebanon to Syria has thrived since the revolt began but not on a large scale. They also point out that, the smuggling appears to be the work of individuals rather than political parties opposed to the Assad regime.
27 October 2011, 17:01
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Hey by all means knock yourselves out as long as you remain on your side of the border.
27 October 2011, 17:08
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Great idea. Why didn't they think about it before? But hey, it's never too late to prevent the Sunny crazies from spilling their craziness here or there. They must be pursued to the end of the earth and terminated. Just look at what the US is doing. 3alehom
27 October 2011, 18:04
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To prevent weapons smuggling??? Or to keep people from running to Lebanon? Are the Syrians going to stop smuggling weapons into Lebanon?
27 October 2011, 18:20
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good, a kind of demarcation.
and the syrian embassy moving from hamra to yarze
and the ambassador double ali already sleeping in yarze, the same army officers bldg of emile lahoud( the previous fakhamto).
27 October 2011, 20:21
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I want to extend a heart felt and warm invitation to the glorious magnificent Syrian army to cross the imaginary colonial imperialist created border between the fake nation of Lebanon and our motherland Syria , you have been protecting Lebanon since 1973 when you interfered to stop the massacres of the brave Palestinian resistance .
27 October 2011, 21:11
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le phenicien is so touching in the role of an anti-lebanese....
27 October 2011, 21:15
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@Le Phenicien: You truly are an idiot, who stopped the PLO from winning the civil war in 76? The 'great resistance army of Syria'. Who has not fired a shot at the Israeli occupation in the Golan since 73? The 'great Syrian resistance army'. Who is negotiating with Israel constantly while Lebanese can not negotiate or they're called traitors? You know the answer hopefully.
27 October 2011, 23:00
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Gabby, why don't you volunteer and help your friends by defusing these land mines? Or perhaps you want the fall of the ASSad regime and at the same time you want to teach him how to fall? Do something useful instead of spending your time hallucinating and predicting that the ASSad regime will fall 9 days ago. Do you have any updates on that front? I'll be waiting.
28 October 2011, 03:59
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Last time I checked we were one country and the demarcation or borders were not necessary but rather a symbol of division, all of sudden when the farm boys walked into the kitchen they felt the heat of the oven that burned them pretty badly.
