Preceding BEIRUTSTATEofMIND's trip to Wadi Khaled, we visited the towns of Arsal and Hermel in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley - each with their own differing set of allegiances and invested interests in Syria,each bearing witness to a current influx of refugees, and each operating as a safe-haven for combatants active across the border as fighting between the Syrian army backed by Hezbollah and the opposition FSA continues in Qusair in neighbouring Homs province.
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| Woman and child. Arsal, 17/05/13. |
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| Meet the gang, Arsal. 17/05/13. |
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| Inside the tent, Arsal. 17/05/13. |
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| Boy and flip-flop. Arsal, 17/05/13. |
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| Kitchen-Bathroom. 17/05/13. |
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| Peace, Arsal. 17/05/13. |
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| Sheikh, Arsal. 17/05/13. |
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| Behind you, Arsal. 17/05/2013. |
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| Outside Laboue. 17/05/13. |
Images.HERMEL
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| Dr Ali Zaiter, Former Head of Hermel's local council. 17/05/13. |
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Mahmud and Zeinab Abbas, from Homs, whose son was killed fighting against the FSA.
19/05/13. |
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| Road to Qusair, Outskirts of Hermel. 19/05/13. |
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Ali Khodr Hajj Hassan, Mayor of a small village between Hermel and the Syrian border.
19/05/2013. |
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A portrait of Ali - the 4th Islamic caliph, revered by the Shia, that also references
Hussein - the3rd Shia imam killed at the Battle of Karbala.
19/05/13. |
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The ancient and mysterious Kamouh el Hermel with Shabab and graffiti. Hermel
19/05/2013. |
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