War of the Mountain

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armed conflict phase of the Lebanese Civil War

The War of the Mountain was a 1983 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by fierce Druze–Christian fighting in the Chouf and surrounding highland regions, leading to major demographic and political shifts in Lebanon.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ phase of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
aftermath	entrenchment of sectarian front lines in Lebanon ⓘ increased polarization between Druze and Christian communities ⓘ legacy of mutual distrust in the Chouf region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mountain War NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Christian militias ⓘ Druze militias ⓘ Lebanese Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Socialist Party militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	power vacuum after Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 ⓘ sectarian tensions between Druze and Christian communities ⓘ
conflictType	civil war ⓘ
country	Lebanon ⓘ
effect	long-term alteration of sectarian balance in Mount Lebanon ⓘ strengthening of Walid Jumblatt’s political position ⓘ weakening of Lebanese central authority in the region ⓘ
endDate	1983 ⓘ
hasEthnicReligiousDimension	Druze–Christian conflict ⓘ
hasMainCombatant	Druze community NERFINISHED ⓘ Maronite Christian community NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Chouf NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	1982 Lebanon War NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon ⓘ Syrian intervention in Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Druze military victory ⓘ consolidation of Druze control over the Chouf ⓘ defeat of Christian militias in the Chouf ⓘ major demographic shifts in Mount Lebanon ⓘ withdrawal of Christian population from much of the Chouf ⓘ
significantEvent	destruction of villages in the highland regions ⓘ mass displacement of Christian civilians ⓘ shelling of Christian villages in the Chouf ⓘ
startDate	1983 ⓘ
supportedBy	Palestinian factions NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Progressive Socialist Party militia → tookPartIn → War of the Mountain ⓘ