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Inter-Christian conflicts in Lebanon

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poisons relations with former allies, notably the Kataeb, who try to encroach on the areas held by the maradas, which will lead to the death of Joud al-Bayeh, assassinated by several maradas, and will lead to in June of that same year, 1978, a FL raid on Zghorta and Ehden, strongholds of the Marada.
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rebelled against the command of Abu Nader, apparently to return the Lebanese Forces to their original path. Elie Hobeika then takes charge of the FL. However, relations with Samir Geagea became strained, Hobeika moved closer to the Syrians and ended up signing a tripartite agreement sponsored by
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decided not to accept the tripartite agreement and Geagea's LF attacked Hobeika's supporters, with the aim of carrying out an internal coup within the LF in favor. What they managed to do in January 1986 with the expulsion of Hobeika and the creation of the dissident formation of the
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Within the LF, there has been dispute over whether to maintain ties with Israel and how to respond to Syrian-sponsored negotiations to end the fighting. Hobeika was opposed to retaining existing ties with
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Subsequently, the Lebanese Phalanges were led by Fadi Frem then by Fouad Abou Nader between 1982 and 1985, the forces were generally unified, until the ousting of Abou Nader and the taking of office of
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This massacre prompted the maradas and the Frangieh family to ally themselves with the Lebanese enemies of the
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In December 1985, Hobeika signed on behalf of the LF an agreement with the Syrian government, the Druze
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were sub-conflicts between Christian or secular militias but heavily composed of Christians during the
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became strained between the Lebanese Phalanges and its close allies in the
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tried to forcefully integrate the Christian militias into the
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Sub-conflict within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War
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It was then that regular clashes between the phalanges of
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Index

Lebanese Civil War
Lebanon
Lebanese Forces
Kataeb Regulatory Forces
Tigers Militia
Guardians of the Cedars
Al-Tanzim
Lebanese Youth Movement
South Lebanon Army
Israel
Lebanon
Marada Brigade
Lebanese Forces – Executive Command
Eagles of the Whirlwind
Popular Guard
Lebanon
Hrawi
Lebanese Army
Syria
Lebanese National Resistance Front
State of Palestine
Palestinian National Salvation Front
Bashir Gemayel

Samir Geagea
Karim Pakradouni
Elie Hobeika
Boutros Khawand
Dany Chamoun

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