Lebanon and Syria

Lebanon scores 62/100 toward Syria (friendliness, support), while Syria scores 60/100 back.

Lebanon toward Syria

Lebanon and Syria are actively cooperating on border coordination to curb smuggling and ease trade, and jointly seeking to reopen a cross-border rail link closed for decades, indicating a constructive bilateral posture despite the Lebanese Army arresting a Syrian smuggling rockets.

Syria toward Lebanon

Syria is engaging in border coordination with Lebanon on trade and smuggling, and pursuing rail reconnection, though an Al Jazeera analysis notes a Syrian intervention in Lebanon would be too costly, suggesting Damascus is maintaining cautious, cooperative but limited engagement.

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