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Lebanon plans to enfore draft...
Lebanon plans to enforce its military draft amid rising tensions along the southern border with Israel. The Lebanese military has called on all 18-year-olds to report to register for the draft within three months of their birthday. A statement by the military's high command warned that those who fail to register would be classified as deserters. Lebanon has a one-year compulsory military service. It has been largely ignored since the 1975 civil war and most of those who have been drafted over the last decade were Syria thinks it's gonna need a few more brigades, huh? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-08 |
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