Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Protectorate" in English language version.
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The Israelis invaded and with their help Major Saad Haddad established (in a largely Muslim area) a semi-independent Christian state of Free Lebanon. Neither the Lebanese army, always helpless in the face of communal strife, nor the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) could counter this creation of an Israeli puppet state, while in the rest of the country private armies resumed their battles and assassinations.