DAR AL HARB/ISLAM - LEBANON: A FLOOD OF IRANIAN & SYRIAN WEAPONS FLOWING INTO LEBANON

Weapons from Iran, Syria flowing easily into Lebanon

WASHINGTON — The Lebanese Army, assisted by nearly 15,000 United Nations forces, have been ineffective against the increasing influx of Iranian and Syrian weapons to Hizbullah.
The United Nations reported that weapons smuggling to Lebanon has increased over the last few months from neighboring Syria.

The UN's Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team said weapons were pouring into Lebanon through numerous points along the 325-kilometer border with Syria. The UN team, which toured the border in May and June 2007, said smuggling was conducted by Lebanese and Syrians, particularly by families involved in the weapons trade.

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