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Sunni extremists from Tripoli have been flocking to Syria to join the terrorist Al-Nusra Front. [80] Hezbollah fighters have been deployed to protect border towns inhabited by Lebanese Shias from the rebels. [81] The Lebanese Army has attempted to disassociate itself from the conflict in Syria, and to prevent clashes within Lebanon. [82] [83] [84]
Since the start of the conflict between the Arab states and the State of Israel, Lebanon found itself squeezed between Israel and Syria, Lebanon's combative larger neighbours. [9] Lebanon itself is touched by the different confessional adherences and by regional and global politics. [10] Lebanon entered a brutal and protracted civil war in 1975.
Lebanon had traditionally been seen by Syria as part of the region of Syria: [4] under the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon and Syria were included within one administrative entity. Following World War I, the League of Nations Mandate partitioned Ottoman Greater Syria under French control, eventually leading to the creation of nation-states Lebanon and ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah views events in Syria as a "major, dangerous and new transformation", a senior Hezbollah politician said on Monday, the Iran-backed group's first reaction to ...
The potential failure of the ceasefire deal in Lebanon comes as neighbouring Syria plunges deeper into conflict, with the resumption of the 13-year civil war in the wake of insurgents storming the ...
More than 80 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, northern Gaza and Syria since late Saturday, according to reports. The National News Agency (NNA) reported airstrikes on the ...
Lebanon 0–0 Palestine: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: 17:00 UTC+3: Report: Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh : Note: Lebanon played all their home matches in the 2026 World Cup qualification at a neutral venue, due to the adjacent Israel–Hamas war.
Syria: 2–2 Friendly 172 2001-04-04 Bahrain: 1–1 Friendly 173 2001-04-25 Philippines: 3–0 Friendly 174 2001-05-13 Pakistan: 6–0 2002 World Cup Q R1: 175 2001-05-15 Sri Lanka: 4–0 2002 World Cup Q R1 176 2001-05-17 Thailand: 1–2 2002 World Cup Q R1 177 2001-05-26 Pakistan: 8–1 2002 World Cup Q R1 178 2001-05-28 Sri Lanka: 5–0