Monday, September 17, 2012

Syrian Jets Bomb Targets In Lebanon

A general view of Arsal, northeastern Bekaa, Monday, June 18, 2012. (The Daily Star/Rakan al-Fakih)

Syrian Jets Bomb Farm Fields In North Lebanon -- Daily Star

BEIRUT: Two Syrian warplanes bombed farm fields belonging to a border town in northeast Lebanon Monday, high-ranking Lebanese security sources told The Daily Star, in an unprecedented aerial shelling by Syria of Lebanese territory since the end of the 1975-90 Civil War.

The farm fields of Khirbet Dawoud, 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory, were the target of the aerial attack by the MiG-type aircrafts, the sources said.

Following the aerial bombardment, Syrian reconnaissance planes and helicopters flew over the area for a brief period of time.

Khirbet Dawoud is part of the Arsal region which shares 50 kilometers of border with Syria. The area is also described as the main point for arms smuggling between Arsal and Syrian territory.

Security and official sources in the area said no casualties have been reported.

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More News On Syrian Jets Bombing Targets In Lebanon

Syrian Jets Hit Lebanese Territory
-- Wall Street Journal
Syrian missiles hit Lebanese land -- Financial Times
Syria fires rockets along Lebanese border -- UPI
Syria air raids on border with Lebanon: Lebanese army -- Ahram Online/AFP

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