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Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Syria (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-03-23): The border Deir Al-Ashayer Municipality closed on Monday the crossings and branching-roads linking the town to the Syrian lands, as part of the preventive measure to stem the spread of the Corona pandemic, in coordination and cooperation with the army stationed in that border region. The road linking the town to the Syrian Deir Al Ashayer Farm was also closed.
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Syria (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-07-19): Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer (Arabic: مزرعة دير العشائر) is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer had a population of 1,107 in the 2004 census. Maps show the village located in Lebanon, as there is no formal border demarcation between the two countries.
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Syria (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-03-26): Cities between Lebanon and Syria: Aarsal, Deir El Aachayer, Kfar Qouq, Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, Qaa, Qasr and Tuffah. All disputed territories.
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-29): Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer (Arabic: مزرعة دير العشائر) is a Lebanese village in the Zahle District of the Beqaa Governorate. [...] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer which is located within Qatana District in Rif Dimashq Governorate had a population of 1,107 in the 2004 census.[1]
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-09): Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer (Q17068349) [...] - arwiki دير العشائر - arzwiki دير العشائر - enwiki Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer - fawiki دیرالعشائر - plwiki Mazra’at Dajr al-Asza’ir - thwiki มัซเราะอะฮ์ดัยรุลอะชาอิร - viwiki Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Israeli bombing of Yafour and Al-Dimas in the Damascus countryside 6 day ago Israeli army issued evacuation warning to the residents of the following villages in South Lebanon: Al-Kharayeb, Arzi, Zrarieh, Adloun, Ansariya, Mazraat Deir Takla, Mazraat Al-Wasta, Mazraat Jamjam, Qasibeh, Jebchit, Nabatieh, Mazraat Sinai, Douair Al-Sharqiya, Kafr Rumman, Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, Manzala, Haboush, Al-Homsiyeh, Baisariyeh, Al-Saksakiyeh, Lubyeh, Kafr Tibnit, Arnoun, Zawtar Al-Sharqiya, Zawtar Al-Gharbiyeh. Residents should head north of the Awali River
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-03): Nestled in the heart of the Shouf Mountains, Deir Al Oumara, originally a residence for Lebanese Emirs, is a historic gem that beautifully captures the elegance of Ottoman architecture. Featuring a charming central courtyard and 19 individually styled rooms, this boutique hotel offers a serene retreat for guests seeking both luxury and authenticity. Each room at Deir Al Oumara is named in honor of some of the most influential figures in the region’s history, reflecting their legacy and importance. This personalized touch allows guests to connect with the rich heritage of Lebanon while experiencing the charm and elegance of the hotel’s unique design." (+961 5 511 557, Deir al Oumara | Facebook)
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-24): Deir El Aachayer (Arabic: ديرالعشاير) is a village north of Rashaya, in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1] [...] Deir El Aachayer has a number of local springs, including Ain Halalweh, Ain Shayeb, Ain Rouk, Ain Dibb. The village was once known by the name Deir Mar Sema’an, owing to the Monastery of Saint Simon, known locally as Al Borj, said to have been built by the Romans for preaching, religious ceremonies and practices by disciples of Saint Simon the Baptist. The monastery having been a stronghold for the students, enabling them to expand their teaching in Syria.[4] [...] References [edit]- ^ Geographic.org - Entry about Deir El Aachayer from data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA a member of the Intelligence community of the United States of America - ^ British Druze Society - Druze communities in the Middle East Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - ^ "Localiban Entry about Deir El Aachayer". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2004-02-01): Consideration of Lebanon’s borders must include the northern part of the village of Ghajar, which sits on the Syrian-Lebanese border, the Kfar-Shuba Hills and the Chebaa Farms, key areas along Lebanon’s border which remain disputed with Israel and are points of friction between Lebanon, Israel and Syria. Today, there are thirty-six points of disagreement between Syria and Lebanon concerning the border, the most significant of which is in the central zone around Deir al-Ashayer.
Claim: Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer is a territory of Lebanon (Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-03-26): Among the many occupied territories around the world, one can include the entire nation of Tibet, as well as all of these territories. In many ways the entire nation of Lebanon itself is an occupied territory, as the Iranian funded terrorist group Hezbollah حزب الله controls the entire nation. These are just some of the examples: [...] Cities between Lebanon and Syria: Aarsal, Deir El Aachayer, Kfar Qouq, Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, Qaa, Qasr and Tuffah. All disputed territories.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-17): Qaa (Arabic: القاع), El Qaa, Al Qaa, Qaa Baalbek or Masharih al-Qaa is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.[2] A 2010 report stated that population of the settlement was 500, all Lebanese Maronites. [...] The Syrian army invaded Lebanon at 4 a.m. on 1 September 2012 and kidnapped a farmer from the town as part of escalating incursions during the Syrian civil war. The invasion lasted for 40 minutes before the unit withdrew. A house in Qaa had previously been hit by a shell fired by the Syrian army.[5] On the 27 June 2016, at least five people in Qaa were killed and 13 others wounded in an attack by four suicide bombers during the Syrian Civil war spillover into Lebanon.[6][7][8]
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-07): The army released a video apparently showing its soldiers on Lebanese territory.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-10-31): Lebanon: Bekaa & Baalbek - El-Hermel Governorates Profile (October 2018) [...] Until August 2017, Baalbek’s north-eastern border was the site of sporadic armed clashes opposing Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Hezbollah to Islamist Armed Opposition Groups (I/AOG) around the localities of Aarsal, al-Zoueitini, Khreibeh, Qaa and Ras Baalbek. Some border towns were also subject to suicide bombings and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). [...] August 2017 marked a significant milestone in the stabilization of the region. Indeed, positions previously held since 2014 by I/AOG Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and ISIS have been cleared by successive operations led by Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces. Marking the improvement of the security situation, the al-Qaa Jousieh border crossing re-opened in December 2017, after five years of closure. The LAF intermittently conducts military operations against local drug cartels which prevail in some towns, which can seldom lead to unrest.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): The territories of what would become the states of Israel and Lebanon were once part of the Ottoman Empire which lasted from 1299 until its defeat in World War I and subsequent dissolution in 1922. As a result of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in 1917, the British occupied Palestine and parts of what would become Syria. French troops took Damascus in 1918. The League of Nations officially gave the French the Mandate of Syria and the British the Mandate of Palestine after the 1920 San Remo conference, in accordance with the 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement. [...] On 19 August 2010, the Lebanese military reported that 12 aircraft belonging to the IDF entered into Lebanese territory, which they claim is a violation of Resolution 1701. In the three incidents, the IDF planes made circle maneuvers, fired no shots and left Lebanese airspace soon after.[154] [...] At sea, Israeli gunboats have shot into Lebanese territorial waters, and there have been Lebanese claims that Israel is breaching the law of the sea and might lay claim on Lebanese natural resources through the Tamar gas field.[165][166][167][168]
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2000-01-01): El-Qaa is a plain located in Baalbek–Hermel District, bordered by Syria, Hermel and Ras Baalbek. Since the Middle Ages, El-Qaa was famous for its honey production and its remarkable landscape. Its beautiful natural lake was a crossroad for traders. El-Qaa remains the village for religious tourists. Its many religious sites attract local residents and foreign visitors. Located between Anti-Lebanon mountain range and the Assi River, El-Qaa is best known for its hot semiarid summer and its cold winter. What marks El-Qaa are the Roman and Ottoman monuments that engrave the ancient civilizations in this village. [...] Read moreEl-Qaa is where church bells ring, making the hearts beat. It is known for its churches and became a haven for locals and visitors to pray. At the borders of the Beqaa, El-Qaa became a town for blessings and faith. [...] Read moreEl-Qaa is known for its authentic Lebanese cachet. This village remains very attentive to the Lebanese traditional cuisine. In its old narrowed streets you can find old bakeries, butcheries and kebbe troughs that the big other cities will not be able to reflect them in a proper and genuine way
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Today's top news: Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Lebanon is a small country with a population of about 5.5 million people, which borders Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It is about 170km (105 miles) away from Cyprus.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-02-24): Lebanon (officially, Lebanese Republic) is divided into 8 governorates (mohafazat sing. mohafazah). In alphabetical order, these governorates are: Aakkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beyrouth (Beirut), Beqaa (Bekaa), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye, Liban-Nord (North Lebanon) and Liban-Sud (South Lebanon). Except the governorates of Beirut and Akkar, the rest 6 governorates are subdivided into districts (Aqdya sing. qadaa) and further smaller subdivisions. Located on a peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea coast is Beirut – the capital and largest city of Lebanon. It is also Lebanon’s most populous city as well as the country’s important commercial hub. The Port of Beirut is Lebanon’s main seaport and also the busiest and largest port in the Mediterranean region. Lebanon is a small Middle East nation situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia. It is located in Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Lebanon borders has land borders with two countries. It is bounded in the northern and eastern parts by Syria; in the southern part by Israel; in the western part by the Mediterranean Sea. The country shares its maritime borders with Cyprus.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2011-01-01): It is located on El-Qaa lands. It was built in the early Ottoman Empire and was known by the name "The mill of Mohamad Ben Manjak". Mohamad Ben Manjak was the masoner of El-Qaa and the owner of the mill. Water from El-Qaa reaches the heart of the mill to start it, through a canal on a solid stone wall. Whenever the mill doesn’t need water, the latter shifts to a waterfall that drops vertically at an 8-meter height. This mill still exists till date. El-Qaa has a unique and breathtaking nature. Its lake has a surface of 50,000 square meters and attracts local and foreign visitors, taking them to a world of happiness and serenity. [...] El-Qaa is known for its authentic Lebanese cachet. This village remains very attentive to the Lebanese traditional cuisine. In its old narrowed streets you can find old bakeries, butcheries and kebbe troughs that the big other cities will not be able to reflect them in a proper and genuine way
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): UNIFIL said in a statement that "any crossing into Lebanon is in violation of Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity," urging "all actors to step back from such escalatory acts which will only lead to more violence and more bloodshed," it added." [...] The United Arab Emirates expressed "deep concern" over the recent escalations, fearing its "impact on regional stability," the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported, adding that the Gulf state "reaffirmed its unwavering position towards the unity of Lebanon, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity." The UAE also directed an urgent $100 million relief package to the people of Lebanon. Jordan expressed "its rejection of the Israeli aggression" against Lebanon. Saudi Arabia said it "stresses the need to preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity," while Qatar expressed solidarity with Lebanon as well as "readiness to provide support to the people to confront the consequences of the Israeli aggression."
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Lebanon is divided into four distinct physiographic regions: the coastal plain, the Lebanon mountain range, the Beqaa Valley and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The narrow and discontinuous coastal plain stretches from the Syrian border in the north where it widens to form the Akkar plain to Ras al-Naqoura at the border with Israel in the south. The fertile coastal plain is formed of marine sediments and river deposited alluvium alternating with sandy bays and rocky beaches. Lebanon's mountains rise steeply parallel to the Mediterranean coast and form a ridge of limestone and sandstone that runs for most of the country's length. The mountain range varies in width between 10 km (6 mi) and 56 km (35 mi); it is carved by narrow and deep gorges. The Lebanon mountains peak at 3,088 metres (10,131 ft) above sea level in Qurnat as Sawda' in North Lebanon and gradually slope to the south before rising again to a height of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft) in Mount Sannine. The Beqaa valley sits between the Lebanon mountains in the west and the Anti-Lebanon range in the east; it is a part of the Great Rift Valley system. The valley is 180 km (112 mi) long and 10 to 26 km (6 to 16 mi) wide, its fertile soil is formed by alluvial deposits. The Anti-Lebanon range runs parallel to the Lebanon mountains, its highest peak is in Mount Hermon at 2,814 metres (9,232 ft).[183]
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-11-30): The Bekaa valley region is administratively split into two governorates: Baalbek/Hermel (located in the north) and Bekaa (located in the south). Along the Bekaa region lies Lebanon’s largest ocial border crossing with Syria, located in the Masnaa locality. The region is home to 555,149 Lebanese, 23,7 per cent of which are considered deprived, in addition to 338,577 registered Syrian refugees, 16,863 Palestinians and 16,326 Lebanese returnees, as the region makes up the vast majority of Lebanon’s 375 km border with Syria. With more than half of its population being refugees, the region is one of the most aected by the Syrian crisis. Until August 2017, Baalbek’s north-eastern border was the site of sporadic armed clashes opposing Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Hezbollah to Islamist Armed Opposition Groups (I/AOG) around the localities of Aarsal, al-Zoueitini, Khreibeh, Qaa and Ras Baalbek. Some border towns were also subject to suicide bombings and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). [...] August 2017 marked a significant milestone in the stabilization of the region. Indeed, positions previously held since 2014 by I/AOG Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and ISIS have been cleared by successive operations led by Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces. Marking the improvement of the security situation, the al-Qaa Jousieh border crossing re-opened in December 2017, after five years of closure. The LAF intermittently conducts military operations against local drug cartels which prevail in some towns, which can seldom lead to unrest.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-12): A year later, in June 2015, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed that Al-Nusra and ISIL had seized territory within Lebanon and that major fighting was going on between them and Hezbollah, as well as with each other.[88] [...] Recapture of Lebanese territory (2017) [...] On 27 August 2017, the remaining ISIL holdouts in the western Qalamoun agreed to the ceasefire with the Lebanese Army in Lebanon and Hezbollah and the Syrian Army on the Syrian side of the border. The next day, ISIL fighters burned its headquarters in the area, and prepared to be transferred to Abu Kamal. With the ISIL withdrawal, the Lebanese government regained full control of Lebanese territory for the first time in six years.[50]
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-10-21): "You are now technically in Syria," a Lebanese military officer told me as the convoy pulled over to the side of the road. I had joined their regiment on an anti-smuggling patrol somewhere near Ras-Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley. When the French demarcated the border between Lebanon and Syria in 1923, they drew arbitrary lines with little connection to tribal or ethnic realities on the ground. The result is areas along the border under de facto Syrian control but that are de jure Lebanese territory, and vice versa. The only tangible sign of a border is the river which makes a rough delineation, but it doesn’t follow the official border for long. Half of the cars here don’t even have license plates. [...] Entering the village of Qaa, the last population center solidly in Lebanese territory before the ambiguous border area, we drove through an arch marked by the flags of the twin Shia militias Hezbollah and Amal—yellow and green, respectively. Fixed to every streetlight were a large Amal flag and a solar panel on top. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has been funding solar energy projects in Lebanon since 2006, including a solar farm for farmers in this town. This panel was probably a part of that project. Sustainable energy solutions might work in isolated scenarios, and the farmers are certainly grateful, but the UN’s solution isn’t scalable when Lebanese people are making the equivalent of less than $100 a month. Desperate people aren’t concerned about their carbon footprint.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): A unit from the Syrian army made a new incursion in Lebanese territories in in the area of Dawrat al-Ghazal and al-Qaa in the northern Bekaa valley, killing a Syrian man and arresting his brother, media reports said Wednesday. [...] Despite the alleged incursion into Lebanese territories, a Lebanese security source told al-Liwaa newspaper that the Syrian authorities have been given instructions not to cross the Lebanese border or approach it. [...] There were also unconfirmed reports on Wednesday that two Syrian defected officers and 6 other soldiers were killed in clashes that erupted on Lebanese territories in al-Qaa.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2017-07-31): Lebanese army vehicles are advancing to the northern Bekaa Valley in preparation for a military battle to free the border towns of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa from the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS). [...] The Lebanese army has stepped up the pressure in the mountainous areas of Ras Baalbek and al-Qaa, bombing ISIS positions after spotting suspicious movements there. [...] As part of the preparations for the battle, Lebanese army chief of staff Maj. Gen. Hatem Mallak on Friday (July 28th) visited military units deployed on the eastern border in the al-Qaa, Ras Baalbek and Arsal areas, and inspected their measures on the ground, the National News Agency reported.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-07-05): In the early hours of Monday morning, four men with explosives strapped to their bodies walked into the middle of al-Qaa, a predominantly Christian village to the north of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. [...] Still, the al-Qaa attacks have significantly raised tensions in Lebanon. Previous reports of Lebanese security forces arresting alleged IS sleeper cells in the north had only heightened fears that the militants may soon lash out in Lebanon as they lose territory in Syria and Iraq. Lebanese security officials warned al-Qaa could be the "harbinger of a wave of terrorist operations," according to a statement released after meeting Prime Minister Tamim Salaam on Tuesday.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-08-13): Despite the beneficial health properties shown by Lebanese saffron, its qualitative and quantitative composition has never been investigated before. In the present study, NMR spectroscopy, together with antioxidant activity assays, were applied to evaluate the chemical composition of saffron samples of different geographical origins (Lebanon, Italy, Iran, and India) and to categorize the Lebanese saffron for the first time. The distinction between Lebanese saffron and that produced in other countries was attributed to its higher linolenic and linoleic fatty acids, glucose and picrocrocin contents. Moreover, spices produced in three different regions of the Lebanese territory have been clearly differentiated. Saffron cultivated in the Qaa region displayed a high glucose, fatty acids and polyphenols content, whereas Hermel saffron exhibited the largest rate of picrocrocin and glycosylated carotenoids. Finally, samples from Baalbeck showed lower rates for the majority of metabolites. Moreover, Lebanese saffron showed a high antioxidant activity in ABTS and DPPH assays. A low dose of saffron extract (10 µg/mL) inhibited the growth of human lung adenocarcinoma cells, probably due to the high polyphenolic content. This study highlights the quality and peculiarity of Lebanese saffron cultivated in Northern Beqaa district and allows for a good discrimination between spices produced in relatively close territory.
Claim: Qaa is a territory of Lebanon (Qaa, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-06-28): A wave of suicide bombings was launched by four radical attackers struck al-Qaa, a largely Christian Lebanese village on the border with Syria on Monday, killing five locals and wounding 15. The first attacks came in the morning but that evening a second wave was launched, attacking the funeral for the victims of the morning bombing. Security forces were unable to prevent them. [...] al-Qaa is southeast of Hermel; h/t wikimedia [...] Lebanon, with a population of about 4 million, hosts 1.5 million Syrian refugees, though to date these displaced populations have been peaceful. There are some 17,000 Syrian refugees in the district of Mashari al-Qaa in which the village lies.