Assad attempted to steer Arafat and the PLO away from Lebanon , threatening him with a cutoff of Syrian aid .
While Yasser Arafat and the PLO had not officially taken a side in the conflict , several PLO members were fighting with the LNM .
Assad attempted to steer Yasser Arafat and the PLO away from Lebanon , threatening Yasser Arafat with a cutoff of Syrian aid .
While Yasser Arafat and the PLO had not officially taken a side in the conflict , several PLO members were fighting with the LNM .