Can Syria Clean Up Lebanon?: Aiming to boost his prestige and score points in the West, Assad steps into the Beirut quagmire

On the surface, Hafez Assad's show of force imposed a semblance of order on the anarchy of Beirut last week. The day after the Syrian president sent his tanks rumbling into Lebanon, more than 7,000 Syrian soldiers fanned out through the western sector of the capital.

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Published in:Newsweek 1987-03, Vol.110 (10), p.40
Main Authors: Cooper, Nancy, Dickey, Christopher, Kubic, Milan J
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:On the surface, Hafez Assad's show of force imposed a semblance of order on the anarchy of Beirut last week. The day after the Syrian president sent his tanks rumbling into Lebanon, more than 7,000 Syrian soldiers fanned out through the western sector of the capital.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X