War of Elimination (1990)

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War of Elimination (1990) was a late-stage internal conflict among Christian militias during the Lebanese Civil War, marked by intense factional fighting and power struggles in East Beirut.

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War of Elimination (1990) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internal conflict
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Harb al-Ilgha
belligerent Free Patriotic Movement
Lebanese Forces
forces loyal to Michel Aoun
forces loyal to Samir Geagea
cause power struggle in East Beirut
rivalry within Christian political leadership
combatantType Christian militias
conflictScope intra-community conflict within Lebanese Christians
conflictSide pro-Aoun Christian forces
pro-Geagea Christian forces
conflictType intra-Christian militia conflict
context post-Taif Agreement political realignment in Lebanon
country Lebanon
endTime 1990
ethnoReligiousContext Maronite Christian community in Lebanon
hasParticipant Michel Aoun
Samir Geagea
historicalEra late Cold War period
languageOfName Arabic
location Beirut
East Beirut
militaryTheater urban warfare in East Beirut
natureOfConflict factional fighting
power struggle
opponentOf Free Patriotic Movement
Lebanese Forces
partOf Lebanese Civil War
final phase of the Lebanese Civil War
precededBy Syrian occupation of Lebanon
surface form: War of Liberation (Lebanon)
primaryActors Lebanese Christian factions
region Mount Lebanon Governorate
relatedConflict Lebanese Civil War
surface form: War of Liberation (Lebanon)
relatedTo Taif Agreement
result consolidation of Lebanese Forces control in East Beirut
defeat of Michel Aoun’s forces in East Beirut
significance contributed to the endgame of the Lebanese Civil War
marked the collapse of the Christian dual power structure in East Beirut
startTime 1990
timePeriod late stage of the Lebanese Civil War

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Lebanese Civil War significantEvent War of Elimination (1990)