Note: this is the longer version of an article recently published in Forced Migration Review. The published version can be found here:
http://www.fmreview.org/syria2018/zapater.html
Tensions in the Bekaa during 2017
The Eastern Lebanese region of the Bekaa, which shares a long border with Syria, hosts currently around 360,000 registered Syrian refugees, representing both the highest absolute number among regions in Lebanon and also the highest proportion of refugees against the local population.
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