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The Syrian Occupation of Lebanon lasted 29 years, from 1976 to 2005.
During the Lebanese Civil War, Lebanon requested Syrian entrance as an Arab peacekeeping force to the country. The Arab League agreed to send peacekeeping force mostly formed by Syrian.
At the beginning, Syria's job was to protect the Maronite Christians, two years later, in 1978, it changed its position and sided with the PLO.
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Arab Lawyers reject annexing the occupied Syrian Golan, call on Israeli occupation to withdraw immediately http://tinyurl.com/ydlstg6
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Arab Lawyers reject annexing the occupied Syrian Golan, call on Israeli occupation to withdraw immediately http://tinyurl.com/ydlstg6
The Syrian occupation of Lebanon - Overview of the history of the occupation, and political considerations.
The Syrian Occupation of Lebanon - Position paper on the occupation from the Ariel Center for Policy Research.
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US Mideast Policy and the Syrian Occupation of Lebanon - Describing the tacit support of the Clinton and Bush Administrations for Lebanon's independence.
Meta Description: [ Article by Gary C. Gambill, published in the March 2001 issue of Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. ]
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