A boat carrying irregular migrants off Tripoli, North Lebanon, Nov. 10, 2023. (Credit: Lebanese Army website)
The Lebanese Army claimed on Friday to have foiled an irregular migration attempt by Syrians off the coast of Tripoli in North Lebanon.
In a statement, the troops said they rescued 29 Syrian migrants from a sinking makeshift boat.
Attempts to emigrate irregularly from Lebanon multiplied in recent years, while the country has been in the grip of a severe economic crisis for over four years.
At the end of September, approximately 30 Syrians attempting to leave Lebanon clandestinely by sea were rescued off the northern coast of Chekka.
The Lebanese Army claimed on Friday to have foiled an irregular migration attempt by Syrians off the coast of Tripoli in North Lebanon.In a statement, the troops said they rescued 29 Syrian migrants from a sinking makeshift boat.Attempts to emigrate irregularly from Lebanon multiplied in recent years, while the country has been in the grip of a severe economic crisis for over four years. At the...