| [ ] In 1985, under the leadership of and , they split entirely from the Phalangists and other groups to form an independent militia which was the dominant force in most Maronite areas | Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Marcia C |
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| In that year, President Chamoun was unable to convince the Maronite army commander, , to use the armed forces against Muslim demonstrators, fearing that getting involved in internal politics would split his small and weak multi-confessional force | Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, fourth edition, Charles D |
| On 8 March 1985 a exploded in Bir al-Abid, south Beirut, killing 80 and injuring over 400 | Hours later, Phalangists led by the killed 30 traveling in Ain el-Rummaneh |
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| The Maronites assumed power over the country and economy | The two main alliances were the Lebanese Front, consisting of nationalist Maronites who were against Palestinian militancy in Lebanon, and the Lebanese National Movement, which consisted of pro-Palestinian Leftists |
From that base, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC "founded, financed, trained and equipped to operate as a proxy army" for Iran.
16| The of the state of and the displacement of a hundred thousand to Lebanon during the and exoduses contributed to shifting the demographic balance in favor of the Muslim population | Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War |
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| President had attempted to break the stranglehold on Lebanese politics exercised by traditional political families in Lebanon | The main Sunni-led organization was the , a major west-Beirut based force |
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