Syrian Shiites who are pro-Assad refugees in Lebanon fear revenge

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Syrian Shiites who are pro-Assad refugees in Lebanon fear revenge

Around 100,000 pro-Assad Syrians, including ex-soldiers or militiamen, have taken refuge in Lebanon since December. Sheltered and protected by Hezbollah, many of them fall into psychosis while more and more abuses are registered against their loved ones back home. In the village of Nabi Chit, only the yellow Hezbollah flags and the signs bearing the image of young men fallen in combat color the dull concrete. A hundred young people from the vill…