Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Renua Ireland)
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How can Europe identify the legitimate refugees? Mr. Al Habib has mentioned Lebanon and its borders that prevent Hezbollah from crossing the border. I was in Damascus 20 years ago and I got the impression that it was a police state. I went from Damascus to Beirut, across the Beqaa Valley, and all of northern Lebanon was occupied by Syrians and there were Syrian checkpoints. Does Syria still occupy northern Lebanon? What is the situation?