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Map showing different religious groups dominant in Lebanon.

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The Lebanese Civil War started in April 13, 1975 when gunmen killed four Phalangists, a Christian militia. When the Phalangists attacked a bus full of Palestinians, thinking the assassins were Palestinians, a war broke out in Lebanon. The bus that was attacked started the war but tension between the different ethnic groups in Lebanon had bloomed way before the war.

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Who is involved in this ethnic conflict?

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Who is involved in this ethnic conflict?

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The Maronite Christian and Muslim (Sunni, Shia, and Druze) communities of Lebanon were the main conflicting groups of this ethnic conflict.

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The Lebanese Civil War lasted from 1975 to 1990. It took at least 12 attempts  to finally come to an agreement. The agreement that ended the war gave each religion one half of the 128 seats in Parliament.
Thousands of people remain displaced within Lebanon as a result of the war.

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At the very beginning of the war, a bus massacre happened. As of 2016, the bus was still on exhibit.

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Map showing power balance in Lebanon, 1983: Green – controlled by Syria; Purple – controlled Maronite groups, Yellow – controlled by Israel, Blue – controlled by the United Nations

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What impact is this conflict having on the ethnic groups involved? The nation? The world?

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What impact is this conflict having on the ethnic groups involved? The nation? The world?

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Both Maronite Christians and Muslim groups were affected by this ethnic conflict. Around 1,000,000 people were displaced from their homes by the Lebanese Civil War and over 100,000 people were killed. As with any war, the nation was damaged as people's loved ones were killed or separated from them. The war in Lebanon also affected the world in some ways. Both Syria and Israel joined separate sides and the UN attempted a peacekeeping mission using international forces of the U.S. and France.

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War damaged buildings after the war.

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The Lebanese conflict can be resolved. After the war ended in October 1990, ethnic groups in Lebanon have learned to live together peacefully. Despite the religious diversity, groups have fairly maintained their own territory and no new conflicts because of religious differences have arose.

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Is the world getting involved in this conflict? Should other countries get involved? 

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Is the world getting involved in this conflict? Should other countries get involved? 

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Syria, Israel, and the United Nations all played a role in the Lebanese Civil War. Israel supported the Phalangist group (Chistian militia) while Syria supported the LNM-PLO (Muslim militia). The UN sent a peacekeeping mission. In my opinion, it was wise for the UN to get involved in this conflict. I think that the support of Syria and Israel in the civil war may have complicated matters. So, I think it was good that more countries did not become involved in the conflict.