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The Lebanese Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اللبنانيةAl-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities [ 5 ] and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. [ 6 ]
[156] [17] The strikes were the deadliest attack on Lebanon since the end of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990). [12] An Iraqi man was also killed and many more injured. [157] [158] Two Canadians were killed on a road while trying to seek refuge. [159] [160] Seventy Syrian refugees were also killed, according to the Syrian Observatory of ...
Exchange of strikes between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been occurring along the Israel–Lebanon border and in Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since 8 October 2023. It is currently the largest escalation of the Hezbollah–Israel conflict to have occurred since the 2006 Lebanon War, and part of the spillover ...
August 6, 2024 at 6:19 AM. MAD World has acquired global rights to Sylvie Ballyot’s Lebanon Civil War documentary feature “Green Line,” which will be competing for the Golden Leopard in the ...
The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, [ 4 ] is a series of military clashes involving Israel, Lebanon -based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebanese Civil War. In response to Palestinian attacks from Lebanon, Israel invaded in 1978 and again in 1982.
The South Lebanon Army (SLA) was a Lebanese Christian militia that was active during the Lebanese Civil War and its aftermath until its disbandment in 2000. It was originally named the Free Lebanon Army, which split from the Christian splinter faction of the Lebanese Army that was known as the Army of Free Lebanon.
Beirut became a prime location for institutions of international commerce and finance, as well as wealthy tourists, and enjoyed a reputation as the "Paris of the Middle East" until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. In the aftermath of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Lebanon became home to more than 110,000 Palestinian refugees. Beirut in 1950
Hezbollah posters in the aftermath of the 2006 Lebanon War. The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military. The conflict was precipitated by a cross-border raid during which Hezbollah kidnapped and killed Israeli soldiers.