Akkar District

This is a catastrophe that Amon says is largely erased from national memory.

In 1920, France creates what's known as Greater Lebanon, annexing Beirut, Akkar, and Bekaa, and Jabal Amel to Mount Lebanon to build a client state anchored by the Maronite Christians.

This is an Eastern Catholic sect dating back to the 5th century.

They've been historically dominant in Lebanese politics and in all colonial era alliances.