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Battle for Renewal intensifies in Lebanon amid Syrian presence
Beirut reports describe a brutal clash between Lebanese Christian militias and Syrian peacekeeping troops as Lebanon debates the renewal of the Arab Deterrent Force mandate. The conflict broadens with regional powers wary of Israeli involvement and a fraught political stance from President Sarkis.
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Marvine Howe
N.Y. Times News Service
Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Cairo
Elias Sarkis
Selim al Hoss
Camille Chamoun
National Liberal Party
Christian Alliance
Lebanese Front
Pierre Gemayel
Phalange
Gemayel and
Chamoun
Ashrafieh
Rizk Tower
Ashrafiyeh
East Beirut
Ain el Remmaneh
Furn al Shebbak
Hadeth
Hazmiyeh
Suleiman Franjieh
Batroun
Bisharri
Jebail
Israel
Gemayel
Beshir
Hafez al Assad
West Germany
Syria
Assad
Damascus
Jerusalem
Camp David