Like dogs.”I ask him where the Daesh fighters are now. Originally home to some 30,000 people, it now hosts an additional 60,000 to 90,000 Syrian refugees. One of Canada’s principal aims in Lebanon is to promote “social cohesion” between Syrian refugees and their Lebanese hosts. Hardly a day passes up here without exchanges of fire between militants and the Lebanese army. As we drive through a checkpoint on the edge of town, Assir clarifies the army’s approach.

Source: thestar January 29, 2017 12:03 UTC