Lebanese Civil War

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armed conflict civil war war in Lebanon

The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted conflict from 1975 to 1990 involving sectarian militias, foreign interventions, and devastating urban warfare that reshaped Lebanon’s political and social landscape.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Lebanese Civil War canonical	72
Lebanese Civil War (late phase via proxies)	1
Lebanese Civil War (through intervention)	1
Lebanese War of the Camps	1
Lebanon conflict (1983–1984)	1
Lebanon conflict 1983–1984	1
Sabra and Shatila massacre	1
War of Liberation (Lebanon)	1

Statements (88)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ civil war ⓘ war in Lebanon ⓘ
aftermath	continued Israeli occupation of South Lebanon until 2000 ⓘ continued Syrian military presence in Lebanon until 2005 ⓘ rise of Hezbollah as major political and military actor in Lebanon ⓘ
country	Lebanon ⓘ
displacedPersons	approximately 1000000 ⓘ
endDate	1990-10-13 ⓘ
estimatedDeaths	120000 ⓘ 150000 ⓘ
foreignIntervention	France ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Israel ⓘ Italy ⓘ Libya ⓘ Palestinian armed organizations ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCause	Palestinian armed presence in Lebanon ⓘ confessional political system in Lebanon ⓘ regional power rivalries ⓘ sectarian tensions in Lebanon ⓘ weakness of Lebanese central state ⓘ
hasParticipant	Amal Movement ⓘ Arab Deterrent Force ⓘ Hezbollah ⓘ Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Phalange Party militia ⓘ surface form: Lebanese Forces Lebanese Front ⓘ Lebanese National Movement ⓘ Mourabitoun militia ⓘ Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ Phalange Party militia ⓘ Progressive Socialist Party militia ⓘ South Lebanon Army ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ surface form: Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Social Nationalist Party militia ⓘ United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
impact	deepening of sectarian divisions in Lebanon ⓘ large-scale emigration of Lebanese citizens ⓘ reshaping of Lebanon’s political landscape ⓘ
location	Beirut ⓘ Bekaa Valley ⓘ Mount Lebanon ⓘ North Lebanon ⓘ southern Lebanon ⓘ surface form: South Lebanon
mediaCoverage	extensive international media coverage of Beirut street battles ⓘ
notableAttack	1983 Beirut barracks bombings ⓘ 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ kidnappings of Western hostages in Lebanon ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
peaceSettlement	Taif Agreement ⓘ
peaceSettlementDate	1989-10-22 ⓘ
politicalDimension	Arab nationalism vs. Lebanese nationalism ⓘ left–right ideological conflict ⓘ
religiousDimension	Christian–Muslim sectarian conflict ⓘ Druze involvement ⓘ Sunni–Shia tensions ⓘ
result	Syrian military and political dominance in Lebanon ⓘ disarmament of most Lebanese militias ⓘ large-scale destruction of Beirut ⓘ mass displacement of Lebanese population ⓘ reaffirmation of Lebanese confessional political system with modifications ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of the Hotels ⓘ Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 ⓘ Hundred Days War ⓘ 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ surface form: Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1978 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ surface form: Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 Mountain War (1983–1984) ⓘ Lebanese Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sabra and Shatila massacre 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ surface form: Siege of Beirut in 1982 Syrian military intervention in Lebanon in 1976 ⓘ Syrian siege of Zahle ⓘ War of Elimination (1990) ⓘ War of Liberation (1989–1990) ⓘ War of the Brothers ⓘ War of the Camps ⓘ
startDate	1975-04-13 ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	guerrilla warfare ⓘ sectarian violence ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beirut → experiencedEvent → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Yasser Arafat → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Black September conflict → followedBy → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Lebanese Civil War → significantEvent → Lebanese Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sabra and Shatila massacre

Martyrs’ Square → wasDamagedDuring → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Martyrs’ Square → wasRebuiltAfter → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Palestine Liberation Organization → conflictInvolvedIn → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Hezbollah → activeDuringConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

1982 Lebanon War → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Hafez al-Assad → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Kamal Jumblatt → participantIn → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

M48 Patton tank → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

M60 Patton tank → usedInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: M60 Patton

USS New Jersey → sawActionIn → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lebanon conflict 1983–1984

Syrian Arab Army → involvedInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Lebanese Armed Forces → engagedIn → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Syrian government → involvedInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lebanese Civil War (through intervention)

Cedar Revolution → relatedTo → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

North Lebanon → wasTheaterOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

South Lebanon Army → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Beirut Souks → rebuiltAfter → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

T-54 tank → usedInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Al-Saḥa al-Shuhadāʼ → historicalEventAssociation → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Lebanese National Movement → activeInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Syrian Social Nationalist Party militia → activeInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Mourabitoun militia → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Arab Deterrent Force → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Syrian siege of Zahle → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of the Brothers → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of the Brothers → partOfConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of the Brothers → hasContext → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Taif Agreement → conflictEnded → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut → timePeriod → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Lebanese Front → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Amal Movement → activeDuring → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Amal Movement → participatedInConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Multinational Force in Lebanon → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Phalange Party militia → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Progressive Socialist Party militia → activeDuringConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 → conflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Battle of the Hotels → conflictIn → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Battle of the Hotels → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

Mountain War (1983–1984) → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of the Camps → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of the Camps → alsoKnownAs → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lebanese War of the Camps

War of Liberation (1989–1990) → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of Elimination (1990) → partOf → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

War of Elimination (1990) → relatedConflict → Lebanese Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Liberation (Lebanon)