The Lebanese army said its soldiers fired warning shots at “armed smugglers” who were trying to enter the country by crossing the Syrian border.
The Lebanese army said on Tuesday that it fired a warning shot after crossing the Syrian border and approaching a military border post. The military says warning shots forced the group to return to Syria.
On Tuesday, the Lebanese Socialist Party PSP appealed to government agencies to prevent Lebanon from becoming a haven for Syrians linked to the ousted President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Syrians cross the Lebanese border WAEL HAMZEH/PAP/EPA
PSP alerts neighboring countries
The PSP warned in a statement that accepting responsibility for the numerous crimes of the Assad regime could be dangerous in terms of “legal and political consequences” for Lebanon.
After 13 years of civil war, Syrian fighters, mainly the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), announced on Sunday morning the capture of Damascus, the country's capital, and the fall of the Assad family, which ruled Syria. 50 years.
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