Editing Demographics of Lebanon (section)

===Syrians===
{{Main|Syrians in Lebanon}}
{{see also|Lebanon–Syria relations}}
In 1976, the then Syrian president [[Hafez al-Assad]] sent troops into Lebanon to fight PLO forces on behalf of Christian militias. This led to escalated fighting until a cease-fire agreement later that year that allowed for the stationing of Syrian troops within Lebanon. The Syrian presence in Lebanon quickly changed sides; soon after they entered Lebanon they had flip-flopped and began to fight the Christian nationalists in Lebanon they allegedly entered the country to protect. The Kateab Party and the Lebanese Forces under Bachir Gemayel strongly resisted the Syrians in Lebanon. In 1989, 40,000 Syrian troops remained in central and eastern Lebanon under the supervision of the Syrian government. Although, the Taif Accord, established in the same year, called for the removal of Syrian troops and transfer of arms to the Lebanese army, the [[Syrian Army]] remained in Lebanon until the Lebanese [[Cedar Revolution]] in 2005 ended the Syrian occupation of Lebanon.

In 1994, the Lebanese government under the pressure of the Syrian government, gave Lebanese passports to thousands of Syrians.<ref>{{cite web |title=Citizenship requirements and procedures for an individual who was born in Lebanon to parents with Syrian citizenship, has a permanent residency permit, and whose spouse was granted Lebanese citizenship by Decree (2012-November 2013) |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/5481746f4.html |website=Refworld |publisher=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |language=en}}</ref>

After the start of the [[Syrian Civil War]] in 2011, Syrians began to flee the country, with many arriving in Lebanon. As of 2013, there were nearly 1.08 million registered<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e486676.html|website=unhcr.org|title=UNHCR - Lebanon}}</ref> [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War|Syrian refugees]] in Lebanon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=122|title=Syria Regional Refugee Response - Lebanon|author=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)|work=UNHCR Syria Regional Refugee Response|date=31 October 2015|access-date=6 December 2015|archive-date=26 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626091416/http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=122|url-status=dead}}</ref> but is estimated that the figure is closer 1.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Plight of Syrian Refugees – PRIO Blogs|url=https://blogs.prio.org/2021/08/the-plight-of-syrian-refugees/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=blogs.prio.org|date=6 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>