Note Latvia, in 2 editions.

Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions and
and regaining its national sovereignty since the end of the
devastating 16-year
civil war in October 1990. Under the Ta'if accord
- the blueprint for
national reconciliation - the Lebanese have
established a more equitable
political system, particularly by giving
Muslims a greater say in the
political process. Since December 1990,
the Lebanese have formed three
cabinets and conducted the first
legislative election in 20 years. Most of
the militias have been
weakened or disbanded. The Lebanese Armed Forces
(LAF) has seized vast
quantities of weapons used by the militias during the
war and extended
central government authority over about one-half of the
country.
Hizballah, the radical Sh'ia party, is the only significant group
that retains most of its weapons.
Foreign forces still occupy areas of
Lebanon. Israel maintains troops
in southern Lebanon and continues to support a proxy militia, The Army
of South
Lebanon (ASL), along a narrow stretch of territory contiguous
to its border.
The ASL's enclave encompasses this self-declared
security zone and about 20
kilometers north to the strategic town of
Jazzine. As of December 1992,
1993, Syria maintained about 30,000 30,000-35,000
troops in Lebanon. These troops are based
mainly in Beirut, North
Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley. Syria's deployment
was legitimized by
the Arab League early in Lebanon's civil war and in the
Ta'if accord.
Citing the continued weakness of the LAF, Beirut's requests,
and
failure of the Lebanese Government to implement all of the
constitutional reforms in the Ta'if accord, Damascus has so far
refused to
withdraw its troops from Beirut.