It had its own security and legal apparatus , with the LF also providing the local population with subsidized services , including public transport , education and healthcare among others .
East Beirut was a semi-independent region , from which Syrian troops stationed in Lebanon were mostly absent .
East Beirut had East Beirut 's own security and legal apparatus , with the LF also providing the local population with subsidized services , including public transport , education and healthcare among others .
East Beirut was a semi-independent region , from which Syrian troops stationed in Lebanon were mostly absent .