Lebanon-Syria border crossing to reopen
People stand at the Al-Qaa border crossing in Lebanon and Jussiyeh in Syria December 14, 2017 under a sign that says "Welcome to Assad's Syria" (AFP Photo/STRINGER)/ Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon and Syria said Thursday they will reopen a border crossing closed five years ago, in another sign of the Syrian government's increasing control over its territory. The crossing, called Al-Qaa in Lebanon and Jussiyeh in Syria, was closed in 2012 as fighting raged between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebel fighters seeking his overthrow. Assad's ...
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