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Apr 4, 2015

TRUCKER, A DANGEROUS JOB * Lebanon / Syria / Jordan border troubles

* Lebanon - Syrian rebels abduct Lebanese truck drivers on Jordan border


-- “The incident occurred in no man’s land between the Syrian Nasib crossing and Jordan’s Jaber crossing,” Lebanon’s Economy Minister Alain Hakim, who was in contact with Jordanian authorities, told The Daily Star... He said about 10 Lebanese truckers were kidnapped by militants in an area controlled by the Nusra Front, but the actual number was not known. A number of cars and trucks have been stuck in the area since Wednesday, Hakim said... The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said around 300 vehicles were stuck at the crossing, stranded between a closed Jordanian border from one side and Syrian Islamist militants on the other... Syrian rebels took control of the major southern crossing Wednesday night, a day after Jordanian authorities had announced the shutting of the borders... Not mentioning that the area fell into the hands of the rebels, the Syrian government announced through its media agency SANA Thursday that the Nasib crossing was now closed and that any attempt to cross the borders would be considered “illegal trespassing”... Dozens of truckers were stuck as a result between the two borders, and gunmen took the opportunity to loot the trucks as well as the transit area... With the takeover of the Nasib crossing, the Syrian government lost its last major crossing into Jordan, after rebels had taken control of the old customs “Jumrok Qadeem” crossing in October 2013... The Nasib crossing is vital for the transportation of goods from Lebanon and Syria to Jordan and Gulf countries... 
(Photo: Truck drivers hostage at a major border crossing with Jordan Friday - Suspected Nusra Front militants were holding around 10 Lebanese truck drivers, two days after rebel fighters seized control of it from the Syrian government) Beirut, Lebanon - The Daily Star, by Nizar Hassan - Apr. 03, 2015

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