Lebanese Army soldiers man a checkpoint at the entry of Macharii al-Qaa area on March 28, 2012, which is only 14 kilometres from the Syrian boarder. Lebanon has taken in some 16,000 refugees, Turkey 17,000, Jordan about 8,500, with Iraq welcoming an unknown number, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR