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ASSAD'S FALL

In the Bekaa Valley, pro-Assad Syrian refugees fear the reversal of history

Supported by Hezbollah and Iranian or Iraqi associations, tens of thousands of Syrian nationals who fled after the regime’s fall are believed to have found refuge in Baalbeck and Nabi Sheet. 

In the Bekaa Valley, pro-Assad Syrian refugees fear the reversal of history

The Sayyidah Khawla sanctuary in Baalbeck, on Jan. 23, 2025. (Credit: Emmanuel Haddad/L'Orient Le-Jour)

On Jan. 23, in Baalbeck, hundreds of Syrians idly pace back and forth or sit in small groups, chatting on the marble forecourt of Sayyidah Khawla, the mausoleum of Imam Hussein’s daughter. Beneath its golden minaret and blue arches adorned with...
On Jan. 23, in Baalbeck, hundreds of Syrians idly pace back and forth or sit in small groups, chatting on the marble forecourt of Sayyidah Khawla, the mausoleum of Imam Hussein’s daughter. Beneath its golden minaret and blue arches adorned with...