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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bassem Mroue

Questions around a compound of Shiite refugees from Syria show lingering post-Assad fears

Lebanon Displacement Camp - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

A walled compound in Lebanon housing hundreds of people who fled their homes in Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad over a year ago has drawn allegations that the residents are Assad loyalists, which they deny.

The attention on the compound in Hermel town highlights the sensitivities around Syria’s transformation after a long civil war, suspicions that can linger about identity and minorities' fear of retaliation.

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