Mountain War (Lebanon)
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Mountain War (Lebanon) was a phase of the Lebanese Civil War in the early 1980s marked by intense sectarian fighting, particularly between Druze and Christian militias, over control of the Chouf and surrounding mountain regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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phase of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | War of the Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Christian militias
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Druze militias NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian factions ⓘ Progressive Socialist Party militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
longstanding Druze–Christian tensions
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power vacuum after Israeli withdrawal from parts of Mount Lebanon ⓘ struggle for control of strategic mountain areas ⓘ |
| conflictNature | inter-communal violence ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional within Lebanon ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| endTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| ethnoReligiousDimension | Druze–Christian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
destruction of villages in the Chouf
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large-scale internal displacement ⓘ |
| location |
Aley District
NERFINISHED
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Baabda District NERFINISHED ⓘ Chouf District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide | Walid Jumblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Christian militias
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Druze militias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lebanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Middle Eastern conflicts of the Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ post-1982 Israeli invasion phase of Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Chouf mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Israeli invasion of Lebanon (1982)
NERFINISHED
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Syrian intervention in Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | sectarian conflict ⓘ |
| religiousGroupInvolved |
Druze
NERFINISHED
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Maronite Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Druze military victory in the Chouf
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demographic changes in Mount Lebanon ⓘ expulsion of many Christian inhabitants from the Chouf ⓘ weakening of Lebanese central authority in the mountains ⓘ |
| startTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
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