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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Lebanese Civil War Part of the Cold War, Arab Cold War, Arab–Israeli conflict, Iran–Israel and Iran–Saudi proxy wars Left-to-right from top: Monument at Martyrs' Square in the city of Beirut ; the USS New Jersey firing a salvo off of the Lebanese coast; smoke seen rising from the ruins of the ...
The IRGC allegedly sent troops to train fighters in response to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. [14] Israel: 78000 1978-2000 Funded right-wing militia groups throughout the war. Invaded Lebanon in 1978 and in 1982. Saudi Arabia: 3200 1976-1979 Part of the Arab Deterrent Force: Sudan: 1000 1976-1979 Part of the Arab Deterrent Force: United ...
The Lebanese Civil War was a multi-sided military conflict that pitted a variety of local irregular militias, both Muslim and Christian, against each other between 1975 and 1990. A wide variety of weapons were used by the different armies and factions operating in the Lebanese Civil War. Combatants included:
The 1975–1990 civil war heavily damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, [224] cut national output by half, and all but ended Lebanon's position as a West Asian entrepôt and banking hub. [10] The subsequent period of relative peace enabled the central government to restore control in Beirut , begin collecting taxes, and regain access to ...
The War of Elimination (Arabic: حرب الإلغاء [1] or War of Attrition, also known as the Aoun-Geagea War) was an inter-Christian military conflict within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War as part of the War of Liberation which took place between January and October 1990.
The Civil War was officially paused at this point, and an uneasy quiet settled over Beirut and most of the rest of Lebanon. In the south, however, the climate began to deteriorate as a consequence of the gradual return of PLO combatants, who had been required to vacate central Lebanon under the terms of the Riyadh Accords.
The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, [4] is a long-running conflict 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 the country in 1978 and again in 1982.
The War of Liberation (Arabic: حرب التحرير) was a sub-conflict within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War between 1989 and 1990, in which the Lebanese Army loyal to General and Prime Minister Michel Aoun, appointed by previous President Amine Gemayel and headquartered in eastern Beirut, fought against the western Beirut-based Syrian Armed Forces and the Lebanese Army loyal to ...