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Border tensions flare as Syria flags 400 years of claims
Beirut dispatch notes Syrians still claim Alexandretta now Iskenderun and sanctified by Ottoman rule. The piece traces border friction back to 17th century rulership and WWI redrawings, with Syria wary of Turkish power and Moscow influence. It cites Syrian officials' private concern, Turkey’s large modern army, and modest Syrian forces, plus Egyptian troops in Syria.
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