The Political and Military Roles of The Progressive Socialist Party in the Camps war 1986 - 1988

Abstract

The Progressive Party tried to behave in a way that avoided the Syrian influence that was evident from the war in the camps, and the consequent re-alignment of the party to its alliances with other Lebanese national forces in light of the growing political forces of the Shiite community, and the threat this Shiite expansion poses to the aspirations and interests of the Progressive Party. And behind him is the Shiite community, especially in the areas of joint influence, including the capital, Beirut, in light of the exacerbation of the game of local, regional and international conflict, each according to his interests, and what the armed Palestinian presence constituted from a basic article, which managed to out the inherent contradictions between the national forces, The Progressive Party found itself at the time playing a previously unfamiliar role represented by the protector of the Sunni community, which then suffered a state of political rupture, and consequently arranged the return of the Syrian military presence to the capital, Beirut, in February 1987, to make any attempt to pursue an independent path impossible.