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Essay / The role of Saddam Hussein in the end of the Lebanese civil war...
The Lebanese civil war from 1975 to 1990 finds its origins in the political system of the colonial period. The national political system of consociationalism collapsed in the sectarian war of 1975. The Lebanese civil war had multidimensional facets; on the one hand, the war pitted the Christian community against the Islamic community and, on the other hand, Lebanon's proximity to Israel and Syria influenced their involvement in the civil war. Some critics claim that the Lebanese civil war was part of a larger Arab-Israeli conflict. The formation of the Arab League complicated the association of the Zionist nation with Arab countries (Shiam). This aspect played a vital role in defining the interests of Israel and Syria in the Lebanon War. With the aim of explaining the role of Saddam Hussein in the end of the Lebanese civil war which began between 1975 and 1990, this research will explore the role of Lebanese political consociationalism. system, external involvement and interests of nations like Israel, Iran and Syria. The interaction between power seekers has given way to civil conflict instead of creating political stability in the country. Iraq, under the leadership of President Saddam, sought to exert greater control in the Middle East, an aspect that predisposed it to conflict with its neighbors (Burns 127). On the other hand, the position of Arab nations against the Zionist nation influenced the Israeli position against the internal conflict in Lebanon. For Israel, the instability in Lebanon posed a great threat to its peace due to the infiltration of the military invasion from the Lebanese border. So, on the one hand, Israel had to defend its territory by supporting the Maronite faction, which fought against the Shiites and the PLO, who represented a threat to Israel. President Saddam attempted to exert control in the Middle East by weakening his main rivals. Mikaberidze argued that Lebanon, upon its independence from colonialist France in 1943, formed an unwritten pact between the country's main factions (400). These factions were the Maronite Christian community, Shia Muslims, and Sunni Muslims. Maronite Christians were in the majority and had a greater political stake in the management of the affairs of this nation. Lebanese Muslims were unhappy with the unwritten pact that gave Christians the opportunity to exercise a political role in the nation. The representation of Muslims and Christians in central government was the contentious issue that plunged the country into civil war..