evidence: Syria Troops Plant Mines in al-Qaa إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربيةSyrian troops on Wednesday crossed into Lebanon's eastern border region of Masharii al-Qaa and planted mines around the home of a local resident before withdrawing, a Lebanese security official told Agence France Presse. [...] The mainly Sunni Muslim regions of Arsal and Masharii al-Qaa straddle both countries and are used as escape routes by Syrians fleeing the unrest in their country. [...] Q'aa is 6 and a half miles inside Lebanese territory from the Syrian border. For comparables in teh south, it would be an Israeli incursion on the coast road past Nabatieh to Iskandarouna; in the central district of the South, almost to Tibnine which is a bit more than 7 miles from the Israeli border; and in the eastern sector, well past the Litani river line. Now I know there are some disputes about where the line is between Syria and Lebanon, but 6.5 miles? That's not even close.