Syrian army trying to prevent refugees from fleeing to Lebanon

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The Syrian army has deployed heavily along the border with Lebanon to prevent refugees from escaping the unrest which has been gripping the country since mid-March, activists said Tuesday, DPA reported.

“Syrian troops backed with tanks intensified their presence Tuesday on all borders with Lebanon,” Syrian activists said.

“The troops are also closely monitoring all illegal passages between northern Lebanon and Syria,” the activists who are based in northern Lebanon told the German Press Agency dpa.

About 300 people fleeing the unrest in Syria arrived in Lebanon late Monday.

“Nearly 300 people from the border towns of Heet and Bouait have sought refuge in northern Lebanon after the Syrian army deployed inside Heet and on the outskirts of Bouait,” a Lebanese official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP on Tuesday.

A Syrian activist who requested anonymity told dpa the families escaped due to fears that the situation is going to deteriorate in the coming few days.

Thousands of Syrian families have poured into north Lebanon since April, using illegal crossings generally used by smugglers.

Rights groups estimate more than 1,500 civilians and 300 security force personnel have been killed since protests against the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad erupted mid-March.

Thousands of others have been arrested.

Agencies

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26 responses to “Syrian army trying to prevent refugees from fleeing to Lebanon”

  1. Assad and his so cald army nothing but bunch of armd cowards .

    1. leobetapar Avatar
      leobetapar

      you just so down i need a caterpillar to reach you

  2. Assad and his so cald army nothing but bunch of armd cowards .

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      you just so down i need a caterpillar to reach you

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    When the tanks come across the border to get the people they want to kill, will the Lebanese army find itself in between two. ??

    1. leobetapar Avatar
      leobetapar

      you try to say that you don’t know that HA have allready taken position in the north?
      does the Lebanon want a great civil war which will include Syria?

      1. antar2011 Avatar
        antar2011

        if it takes another war to get rid of HA and syrian monsters then there should be one.

        it is not right nor is it fair that HA continues to intimidates and warns of war everytime his neck is on the line while the others play cowards.

        it is also not just that the massacres continue next door and Assad be given a second life line.

        Justice needs to be served. these pple prooved they are not interested in peaceful means to negotiate then there has to be more…ma 7ada yed7ak bi 3eboo ba2a.

        the poeple should decide now which way they want to live. under the ‘shadow” of intimidation and dishonour or under freedom and independence…if it takes major sacrifises then so it does. the choice to be standing aside and watching things unfold without really doing anything to chance things, is not appropriate anymore.

        it is now or never.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Some quotes for Antar:  And thoughts of peaceful ‘revolution’.
          “One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.” – General Douglas MacArthur

          “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi

          We have already seen that effect.
            And yet, Antar, we hear your call … and we become more frustrated as common sense seems to slip away; and those who would keep us in chains seem to strengthen. That is an illusion, (as we see in Syria) and the voices who desire change are more and growing louder. People are growing tired of being oppressed by ‘the few’.

          “Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” – Haile Selassie

            So keep your voices going wherever and however you can … speak your mind as we attempt to do here. Throw as much light on it as possible … which I believe this ‘blog-site’ attempts to do, and STL will.

          “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it’s the only thing that ever has!” – Margaret Meade

            And in all of this – in what we see happening in Syria, Iran, and seemingly also in Lebanon, remember:
          “He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others to their own level.” – Charles James Fox
           
          Keep the ‘revolution’ green ….. at least on one side.

        2. leobetapar Avatar
          leobetapar

          another war with the one who have deliver you from the dictature and oppression of the zioniaste will end with you and your sunnis brothers refugie in Turky ,it will show you how it is for the palestinian who live in Lebanon

  4.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    When the tanks come across the border to get the people they want to kill, will the Lebanese army find itself in between two. ??

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      you try to say that you don’t know that HA have allready taken position in the north?
      does the Lebanon want a great civil war which will include Syria?

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        if it takes another war to get rid of HA and syrian monsters then there should be one.

        it is not right nor is it fair that HA continues to intimidates and warns of war everytime his neck is on the line while the others play cowards.

        it is also not just that the massacres continue next door and Assad be given a second life line.

        Justice needs to be served. these pple prooved they are not interested in peaceful means to negotiate then there has to be more…ma 7ada yed7ak bi 3eboo ba2a.

        the poeple should decide now which way they want to live. under the ‘shadow” of intimidation and dishonour or under freedom and independence…if it takes major sacrifises then so it does. the choice to be standing aside and watching things unfold without really doing anything to chance things, is not appropriate anymore.

        it is now or never.

        1.  Avatar
          Anonymous

          Some quotes for Antar:  And thoughts of peaceful ‘revolution’.
          “One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.” – General Douglas MacArthur

          “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi

          We have already seen that effect.
            And yet, Antar, we hear your call … and we become more frustrated as common sense seems to slip away; and those who would keep us in chains seem to strengthen. That is an illusion, (as we see in Syria) and the voices who desire change are more and growing louder. People are growing tired of being oppressed by ‘the few’.
          “Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” – Haile Selassie

            So keep your voices going wherever and however you can … speak your mind as we attempt to do here. Throw as much light on it as possible … which I believe this ‘blog-site’ attempts to do, and STL will.

          “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it’s the only thing that ever has!” – Margaret Meade

            And in all of this – in what we see happening in Syria, Iran, and seemingly also in Lebanon, remember:
          “He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others to their own level.” – Charles James Fox
           
          Keep the ‘revolution’ green …..

        2.  Avatar
          Anonymous

          another war with the one who have deliver you from the dictature and oppression of the zioniaste will end with you and your sunnis brothers refugie in Turky ,it will show you how it is for the palestinian who live in Lebanon

  5. whatever happen to the syrian the deserve it as they saying what goes round comes round they did a lot of killing in lebanon they should know that bashar is a big baster they should get ride of him long time ago but i still fell sorry for the civilian but nothing comes free if you want a good country good place to live you have to pay for it and sure by blood and not money god help you syrian get ride of that scam bag

  6. whatever happen to the syrian the deserve it as they saying what goes round comes round they did a lot of killing in lebanon they should know that bashar is a big baster they should get ride of him long time ago but i still fell sorry for the civilian but nothing comes free if you want a good country good place to live you have to pay for it and sure by blood and not money god help you syrian get ride of that scam bag

  7. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    This is just hors d’euovres. The entree, main meal, dessert and coffee is yet to be served!

  8.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    This is just hors d’euovres. The entree, main meal, dessert and coffee is yet to be served!

  9. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

     5thDrawer i guess you are correct…

    but mate, excuse me if i have a moment or two of frustration and unleash it on this forum from time to time.

    things have become tough man.  

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I know … understand … and damn them for it. We all feel the many frustrations ….. hard to believe that so many can’t see. Hard to believe the lack of representation in a government we were supposed to have elected to represent our needs as a society of people trying to survive on our little piece of the planet. The ‘in-fighting’ with useless words is terrible … one hopes by the next election, if it is allowed to happen, there will be many more who have seen the ones who work FOR a better future for all the citizens and a functional country – and finally have seen the ones who only talk ‘war’ for themselves.
        I’m sure we also know when words are not enough, but also must recognize it takes time to give ideas a time to take hold. Be happy it is not Somalia … yet.

      Although, having said that last line, I know some already starve in Liban ..

      1. antar2011 Avatar
        antar2011

        the magic word is “yet”.

  10. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

     5thDrawer i guess you are correct…

    but mate, excuse me if i have a moment or two of frustration and unleash it on this forum from time to time.

    things have become tough man.  

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I know … understand … and damn them for it. We all feel the many frustrations ….. hard to believe that so many can’t see. Hard to believe the lack of representation in a government we were supposed to have elected to represent our needs as a society of people trying to survive on our little piece of the planet. The ‘in-fighting’ with useless words is terrible … one hopes by the next election, if it is allowed to happen, there will be many more who have seen the ones who work FOR a better future for all the citizens and a functional country – and finally have seen the ones who only talk ‘war’ for themselves.
        I’m sure we also know when words are not enough, but also must recognize it takes time to give ideas a time to take hold. Be happy it is not Somalia … yet.

      Although, having said that last line, I know some already starve in Liban ..

  11.  Avatar
    Anonymous

     5thDrawer i guess you are correct…

    but mate, excuse me if i have a moment or two of frustration and unleash it on this forum from time to time.

    things have become tough man.  

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      I know … understand … and damn them for it. We all feel the many frustrations ….. hard to believe that so many can’t see. Hard to believe the lack of representation in a government we were supposed to have elected to represent our needs as a society of people trying to survive on our little piece of the planet. The ‘in-fighting’ with useless words is terrible … one hopes by the next election, if it is allowed to happen, there will be many more who have seen the ones who work FOR a better future for all the citizens and a functional country – and finally seen the ones who only talk ‘war’ for themselves.
        I’m sure we also know when words are not enough, but also must recognize it takes time to give ideas a time to take hold.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        the magic word is “yet”.

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