No information on the obstacles a defector would cross between the village of Maise Al-Jabar and Shakra and the number of South Lebanon (SLA) soldiers in the area could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Arabies [Paris]. 1999-2000

The Jordan Times. 1999-2000

The Daily Star [Beirut]. 1999-2000

L'Orient-le-jour [Beirut]. 1999-2000

Haaretz [Tel Aviv] 1999-2000

The Jerusalem Report. 1997-2000

Les Cahiers de l'Orient. 1999-2000

Monde Arabe Maghreb-Machrek. 1997-2000

Middle East International. 1997-2000

The Middle East Times [Cairo] 1999-2000

World News Connection (WNC)

Internet sites including:

Middle East Daily. http://www.middleeastdaily.com/

Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. http://www.freelebanon.org/intelligence/

Arabic News. http://www.arabicnews.com/

Israel Wire. http://www.israelwire.com/

ShuFiMaFi [Beirut] http://www.idrel.com.lb/idrel/shufimafi/archives/current.htm

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