Rise and fall of the South Lebanese Army. (c2004)

Abstract

This research examines the background that triggered the creation of the South Lebanese Army, the events that encouraged it to remain and its dismantle after 22 years of collaborating with Israel. It tackles the major events that Lebanon in general and the South in particular have gone through since the Cairo Agreement in 1969 till the Israeli withdrawal and its impact and outcome on the southern region as well as on the other Middle Eastern countries. The research also discusses thoroughly the South Lebanese Army's built up, its development through the years and its disintegration. The study is built upon different subjects related to the creation of the South Lebanese Army like the southern Lebanese war, the economy of the southern region, the Israeli policy during its occupation of the South, the Resistance phenomenon and the difficulties faced by the South after Israel's withdrawal.