Fears grow in Lebanon as 10,000 Syrian troops arrive on the border Syrian troops deploy on the northern side of the Syrian-Lebanese borders Syrian troops deploy on the northern side of the Syrian-Lebanese borders Nicholas Blanford in Hekr Janin Syria has massed thousands of troops along its border with northern Lebanon in what officials in Beirut fear is a prelude to the first incursion since Syrian forces pulled out three years ago. Although Damascus insists that its forces are conducting an antismuggling operation, the Lebanese Government is eyeing the moves with unease, believing that the unusual scale of the deployment...