Living in fear of lethal spillover from the Syrian war, Lebanese villagers brace for the worst

By Ruth Pollard
Updated December 26 2014 - 4:23pm, first published 3:16pm
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
Sheikh Mosaad Negm and his father outside the mosque in Hasbaya. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
Sheikh Mosaad Negm and his father outside the mosque in Hasbaya. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
Syrian refugees in a flat in the southern Lebanon town of Shebaa. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
Syrian refugees in a flat in the southern Lebanon town of Shebaa. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The town of Shebaa in southern Lebanon, home to 8000 Syrian refugees. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The town of Shebaa in southern Lebanon, home to 8000 Syrian refugees. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
The path from Syria into Shebaa, Lebanon. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk

Shebaa, Lebanon: The once well-trodden smuggling route between the mountains of south Lebanon and south-western Syria now lies all but dormant, a Lebanese Army post marking its closure.

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