Amal–PLO War

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The Amal–PLO War was a mid-1980s conflict in Lebanon in which the Shia Amal Movement besieged and fought Palestinian refugee camps, deeply entangling the Lebanese Civil War with Palestinian factional struggles.

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Amal–PLO War canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil conflict
affects Palestinian refugee population in Lebanon
Shia communities in Lebanon
commandedBy Nabih Berri NERFINISHED
conflictType camp war
endTime 1988
hasCause Syrian opposition to PLO military presence in Lebanon
power struggle in West Beirut
tensions between Lebanese Shia and Palestinian armed groups
hasContext PLO expulsion from Beirut in 1982
Syrian strategy to limit independent PLO activity
intra-Palestinian factionalism
post-1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
involves artillery bombardment of camps
blockade of food and medical supplies
siege of Palestinian refugee camps
urban warfare in Beirut
location Beirut NERFINISHED
Lebanon NERFINISHED
Sidon NERFINISHED
Tyre NERFINISHED
West Beirut NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent Amal Movement NERFINISHED
Fatah NERFINISHED
Palestine Liberation Organization NERFINISHED
Palestinian refugee camp militias
notableEvent Fighting around Rashidieh camp
Siege of Burj el-Barajneh camp NERFINISHED
Siege of Sabra and Shatila camps (1985–1986) NERFINISHED
opponent Amal Movement NERFINISHED
Palestinian armed factions NERFINISHED
opposedBy Fatah loyalists
Palestinian National Salvation Front factions opposed to Amal in some phases
Yasser Arafat NERFINISHED
partOf Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
relatedTo Israeli–Lebanese conflict NERFINISHED
Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
War of the Camps NERFINISHED
result consolidation of Amal control over Shia areas of West Beirut
deepened rift between Lebanese Shia and Palestinian communities
destruction of parts of Palestinian refugee camps
heavy casualties among Palestinian civilians
increased Syrian influence over Palestinian factions in Lebanon
weakening of PLO military presence in Lebanon
startTime 1985
supportedBy Syria NERFINISHED
Syrian Army NERFINISHED
pro-Syrian Lebanese factions
timePeriod mid-1980s

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War of the Camps alsoKnownAs Amal–PLO War