Security Council Meeting on Gaza at the United Nations in New York
The United Nations Security Council Meets on the bombings in Gaza at the United Nations in New York on January 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)
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DAMASCUS, Syria, July 13 (UPI) -- Syria has no intention of redrawing its border with Lebanon until Israeli forces withdraw from the disputed Shebaa Farms region, Damascus complains.
