Lebanon

LOCATION OF LEBANON

• It is east of the mediterranean sea
• Syria is to its east
• It is directly north of Israel

THE TWO ETHNIC GROUPS THAT ARE IN CONFLICT

• Christians (Minority)
• Islams (Majority)

REASON FOR CONFLICT

• The christians want the holy land but the muslims do not want to move
• Its more over location rather than the religions themselves

Type of Violence

• This type of violence is open violence
• Resulting in 350,000 dead or wounded
• 900,000 people had to leave the country
• The UN had to send in troops to try to keep peace between the two groups

Solutions to the Conflict

• Split the land between the two groups
• Let the UN send in more troops to try to break up the conflict