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How is Lebanon dealing with the influx of Syrians who fled after Assad’s fall?

Lebanon may decide to register individuals who have recently entered the country illegally “to avoid repeating past mistakes,” according to a source from the Social Affairs Ministry.

How is Lebanon dealing with the influx of Syrians who fled after Assad’s fall?

Syrians at the Masnaa border crossing, Dec. 8, 2024, Lebanon, on the border with Syria. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)

At the Lebanese border crossing of Masnaa in the Bekaa, cars coming from Syria to Lebanon outnumber those heading in the opposite direction.Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8, dozens of vehicles have been lining up at the arrivals...
At the Lebanese border crossing of Masnaa in the Bekaa, cars coming from Syria to Lebanon outnumber those heading in the opposite direction.Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8, dozens of vehicles have been lining up at the arrivals...