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Lebanon
Index
In October 1976 a League of Arab States (Arab League) summit
conference was convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to resolve the
Lebanese crisis. The conference did not address the underlying
political and demographic problems, only the security situation.
The resulting multilateral agreement mandated a cease-fire and, at
the Lebanese government's behest, authorized the creation of the
Arab Deterrent Force (ADF) to impose and supervise the cease-fire.
In theory the ADF, funded by the Arab League, was to be a pan-Arab
peacekeeping force under the supreme command of the Lebanese
president. In reality, only about 5,000 Arab troops from Saudi
Arabia, the Persian Gulf states, Libya, and Sudan augmented the
existing Syrian forces. Moreover, Syria would not relinquish actual
command over its soldiers. Therefore, the agreement in effect
legitimized and subsidized the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. In the
sunner of 1977 Syria, the PLO, and the government of Lebanon signed
the Shtawrah Accord, which detailed the planned disposition of the
ADF in Lebanon and called for a reconstituted Lebanese Army to take
over PLO positions in southern Lebanon.
Data as of December 1987
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