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December 11, 2013       Share:    

Source: https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/524887-an-unregulated-security-threat

Syrian Refugees Could Change Lebanon

(NOW-Lebanon) Andrew J. Tabler - The Lebanese government estimates there are 1.2 million Syrian refugees in the country. That accounts for roughly a quarter of Lebanon's 4.4 million population. The UN estimates that 96% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are Sunni Muslim. Because an estimated one-third of Syrian housing has been destroyed, which may take up to a decade to rebuild, Syrian refugees in Lebanon are a long-term problem. Lebanon's Interior Minister Marwan Charbel recently asserted that many refugees are in fact rebel fighters and therefore are a threat to Lebanon's security. The writer is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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