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Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a press conference on March 24, 2014 in Kuwait city as part of his visit to attend the Annual Arab Summit. (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
Lebanon calls for support for army to counter Syria fallout
Kuwait, Reuters—Lebanon’s foreign minister called on Arab countries on Monday to support the Lebanese army to counter fallout from the Syrian conflict, which he said threatened to tear the country apart. Around 1 million Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon, a...Caption:
Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, 2013 to condemn a May 10 massacre in Banias, Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
Turkish jets down Syrian warplane near border
Istanbul, AP—Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane on Sunday after it violated the country’s airspace, Turkey’s prime minister said, in a move likely to ramp up tensions between two countries already deeply at odds over Syria’s civil war....Caption:
Lebanese army soldiers take their positions after clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, near the Sunni neighborhood of Tariq Jadideh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Syria-related clashes kills one in Beirut
Beirut, AP—Hours-long overnight clashes in a Beirut neighborhood between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad have killed one person, prompting Lebanese troops to deploy in the area on Sunday to calm tensions. The gunmen—from rival Sunni...Caption:
Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, 2013 to condemn a May 10 massacre in Banias, Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)