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Ultimately, the Israelis hope to turn over the region to the Army of Southern Lebanon, the militia founded by Major Saad Haddad. After Haddad died of cancer last January, the command was taken over by General Antoine Lahd, 55, a Maronite Christian who had served for years in the regular Lebanese Army. Lahd oversees a 2,100-strong force, trained and supplied by the Israelis, but he admitted to TIME that he would probably need at least 5,000 men to police southern Lebanon effectively. Recruitment is slow: only 128 Lebanese signed up for the latest five-week training course...
...writ to the south. But the Lebanese army, bogged down in renewed fighting in Beirut and the nearby Chouf Mountains, is not strong enough to undertake such a task. The Israelis continue to support the 1,000-man Free Lebanon Forces, the militia that was led by Major Saad Haddad until his death last month, and they hope that it will eventually be integrated into the Lebanese army. Still another possibility would be an extension of the role of the 5,600-man U.N. force that is presently deployed south of the Litani River. If the Security Council would authorize...
Some of the more sensitive matters were dealt with in confidential memorandums. The U.S. and Israel signed a document specifying that Israel had the right to retaliate, in self-defense, against attacks by terrorists in Lebanon. Also handled privately was the status of Major Saad Haddad, the former Lebanese army officer who heads a militia armed by and loyal to the Israelis. The Lebanese government agreed that Haddad will become a deputy commander of the southern territorial brigade of the Lebanese army...
...there was still some fine print to be discussed. The Cabinet approved the agreement only in principle; in a terse communiqué issued after the meeting, the Israelis demanded "clarifications" on several issues. The crucial ones involved details of security arrangements in southern Lebanon and the fate of Major Saad Haddad, the former Lebanese army officer and longtime Israeli ally whose 1,000-to-2,000-man force has controlled the border area since 1978. Even some Cabinet members who voted for the accord were unhappy with the document. "It is not a good arrangement," declared Yitzhak Moda...
...negotiations on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon hinged to a large degree on a former Lebanese army major who was dishonorably discharged four years ago for desertion. The commander of a largely Christian militia in southern Lebanon, variously estimated at 1,000 to 2,000 men. Major Saad Haddad, 45, has controlled a ten-mile-wide strip along the Israeli border since 1978. He has provided a foothold in Lebanon for Israel, which has not only trained and equipped his forces but also paid him $12,000 a year to keep the territory free of Palestinian guerrillas seeking...