Syrian troops are nibbling Lebanese territories along the eastern borders by digging a network of trenches and setting up positions in a region that abuts Israel.

The daily al-Mustaqbal said Sunday that the latest in such alleged activities by the Syrian army was reported in the vicinity of the remote northern hamlet of Kfarqouq in the Hasbaya region.

Syrian troops, according to the report, are dug in about 500 meters deep in Lebanese territory.

It quoted political sources as saying Syria is trying to nibble Lebanese territories in the eastern mountainous range in advance of demarcating the joint borders in line with U.N. Security Council resolutions.