Lebanese PM, Syria’s new leader discuss situation on shared border
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 01/4/2025
Four Lebanese soldiers were wounded on January 3 in a shootout with a group of armed Syrians who were trying to cross into Lebanon via the blocked illegal crossing near Maarabun east of Baalbek
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