Lebanese Civil War

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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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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

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Hundred Days War partOf Lebanese Civil War
Hundred Days War relatedEvent Lebanese Civil War
1983 Beirut barracks bombings partOf Lebanese Civil War
1983 Beirut barracks bombings conflict Lebanese Civil War
Christian heritage of Beirut threatenedBy Lebanese Civil War
Syrian Arab Air Force conflict Lebanese Civil War
Palestinian Liberation Army conflict Lebanese Civil War
Siege of Beirut hasContext Lebanese Civil War
Sabra and Shatila massacre conflict Lebanese Civil War
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon conflict Lebanese Civil War
subject surface form: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
Don McCullin hasPhotographed Lebanese Civil War
Middle East politics hasHistoricalEvent Lebanese Civil War
Abbas al-Musawi conflict Lebanese Civil War
Lebanon–United States relations shapedBy Lebanese Civil War
Robert Fisk coveredConflict Lebanese Civil War
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps involvedInConflict Lebanese Civil War
this entity surface form: Lebanese Civil War (late phase via proxies)
Lebanese Air Force operatesInConflict Lebanese Civil War
Progressive Socialist Party participatedIn Lebanese Civil War
Tupolev Tu-143 conflict Lebanese Civil War
Memory for Forgetfulness mainSubject Lebanese Civil War
Memory for Forgetfulness settingPeriod Lebanese Civil War
Flogger usedInConflict Lebanese Civil War
Hanan al-Shaykh influencedBy Lebanese Civil War
BB-62 servedInConflict Lebanese Civil War
this entity surface form: Lebanon conflict (1983–1984)
AH-1 Cobra usedInConflict Lebanese Civil War
Syrian Armed Forces participatedIn Lebanese Civil War
Paolo Nespoli conflict Lebanese Civil War
Syria–France relations shapedBy Lebanese Civil War