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...population. By tradition, the President has always been a Maronite Christian, the Prime Minister a Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of the National Assembly a Shi'ite. Fearful that Franjieh would give in to Assad's wishes, the pro-Israeli Lebanese Forces, the joint Christian militias led by Samir Geagea, refused to support...
Syrian determination to impose a settlement of the continuing civil war in Lebanon was also in evidence last week. Under intense pressure from Damascus, the Lebanese Forces, a 6,000-strong Christian militia, replaced its commander, Samir Geagea, with Elias Hobeika. Geagea had instigated a revolt last March against President Amin Gemayel, accusing him of doing Syria's bidding. Geagea's downfall was marked by intense fighting in Beirut along the "green line" dividing the Christian and the predominantly Muslim sectors. Hobeika is the man who led the Phalangists into the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps south of Beirut...
...dominated by the Phalangist militia. Both the party and the militia were founded by the late Sheik Pierre Gemayel, and the Lebanese Forces were formerly led by the late Bashir Gemayel, the son of Pierre and brother of Amin. The challenger was one of the Lebanese Forces commanders, Samir Geagea, 32, who seemed bent not only on taking over the militia but on changing Amin Gemayel's allegedly pro-Syrian policy. Late last week, Geagea and seven other militia commanders formed a collective leadership to direct their attack against the President...
...Samir Anabi Yonkers...
...Samir and Ramzi Nahas Arlington, Texas...