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| LebanonÂ’s control of Syria border still tenuous |
| 2008-12-21 |
| WADI KHALED -- Crossing back and forth from Lebanon into Syria is woven into the daily habits of Hassan Atiyeh and other residents of this remote border valley. "If I don't go in the morning, I go in the evening," said Atiyeh, 27, a shopkeeper in the dirt-poor village of Knaisseh. "Anything we have here is from Syria--gas, diesel, bread. We can't live a moment without the Syrians." Lebanon and Syria, which have never formally demarcated their frontier, agreed to work on this after forging diplomatic ties in October for the first time in their difficult history. They have also agreed to cooperate on border security, a hot issue partly because Syria's foes complain that weapons supplies for Hezbollah--which has re-armed since Israel's 2006 war with the Lebanese Shi'ite group--still transit Syrian territory. |
| Posted by:Steve White |