BEIRUT, Lebanon/NUBL, Syria (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Shi’ite Muslims, have fled to Lebanon since Sunni Muslim Islamists toppled Bashar al-Assad, fearing persecution despite assurances from the new rulers in Damascus that they will be safe, a Lebanese official said. Read full story
Syrian Shi'ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing Islamist rule
