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The Lebanese Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities [ 5 ] and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon .
The list of militias in the Lebanese Civil War does not include the "legal" Lebanese Army; note that the Army split into two major parts: The Christian-led "legal" Lebanese Army favoured the Lebanese Front government; The Muslim "Lebanese Arab Army" fought for the rival Lebanese National Movement government
1860 Mount Lebanon civil war: 1860 Mount Lebanon: 6000 Druze: Christians: Around 6000 Druze were Massacred by Maronites Christians in Mount Lebanon during the 1860 Lebanese civil war. Druze religious temples and homes were raided or destroyed by the Maronite Christians in Druze villages. Execution of Arab nationalists: May 6, 1916 Beirut and ...
Pages in category "Battles of the Lebanese Civil War" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Lebanese Civil War was a multi-sided military conflict that pitted a variety of local irregular militias, both Muslim and Christian, against each other between 1975 and 1990. A wide variety of weapons were used by the different armies and factions operating in the Lebanese Civil War. Combatants included:
1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon; Hundred Days' War (part of the Lebanese Civil War) 1978 South Lebanon conflict (also known as Operation Litani, part of the Lebanese Civil War) Battle of Zahleh (part of the Lebanese Civil War) Mountain War (part of the Lebanese Civil War) War of the Camps (part of the Lebanese Civil War)
Numerous ceasefires and political talks held through international mediation proved fruitless. Sporadic violence escalated into a full-fledged civil war over the next two years, known as the 1975–77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War, in which 60,000 people lost their lives and split Lebanon along factional and sectarian lines for another 15 years.
The War of Liberation (Arabic: حرب التحرير) was a sub-conflict within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War between 1989 and 1990, in which the Lebanese Army loyal to General and Prime Minister Michel Aoun, appointed by previous President Amine Gemayel and headquartered in eastern Beirut, fought against the western Beirut-based Syrian Armed Forces and the Lebanese Army loyal to ...