The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Blind terrorism continued to strike. A car bomb exploded in Baalbeck, killing 33 persons and injuring 133 others.
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August 1983
Sunday, 7 August 1983
October 1983
Friday, 7 October 1983
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A first exchange of hostages between the LF and the P.S.P was possible under the aegis of the four-party military commission. Furthermore, the commission succeeded in assuring the entry of a Red Cross convoy in Deir El Kamar where 25,000 refugees had found shelter.
What the books addDe Clerck and Malsagne put more than 10,000 Christian refugees in Deir el-Qamar during its 102-day siege. Hunger killed 12 people in fragile health, and some diabetics died for want of insulin.
November 1983
Wednesday, 2 November 1983
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
At the Geneva conference, the Mai 17 agreement was the main subject of debates. A Gemayel-Frangieh reconciliation took place.
What the books addGeneva's leaders agreed on Lebanon's 'Arab identity'. Fisk saw two reconciliations: Camille Chamoun ended five years of silence with Suleiman Frangieh, and Frangieh's public embrace of Amin Gemayel seemed to close their families' feud.
January 1984
Monday, 2 January 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The year started like the previous one ended : everyone was talking about a new security plan for the mountain and the Southern suburbs of Beirut. Nevertheless, the fights continued intermittently in these regions between the Army and the Lebanese Forces on one side and the Progressive Socialist Party and Amal on the other.
What the books addOn 29 January the Druze resumed attacking the army at Souk al-Gharb, after Shi'i militia sniping at the army and French troops from mid-January, Hanf's next escalation.
Other date in the books: Sunday, 29 January 1984
February 1984
Thursday, 2 February 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The schools closed their doors in the Eastern sector of the capital due to the blind shelling of Beirut and its suburbs.
Other date in the books: Wednesday, 1 February 1984
Tuesday, 7 February 1984
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Beirut is divided again; Washington announces the Marines' 'redeployment' to the ships.
Beirut was split along the Green Line again on 7 February as the last regular troops in West Beirut, mostly Christians, pulled back east; Hanf notes that the Lebanese had never before divided their capital themselves. Washington said that day the Marines would 'redeploy' to ships offshore.
Beirut was split along the Green Line again on 7 February as the last regular troops in West Beirut, mostly Christians, pulled back east; Hanf notes that the Lebanese had never before divided their capital themselves. Washington said that day the Marines would 'redeploy' to ships offshore.
Sources differ: Hanf treats 7 February as the date of the army's collapse; de Clerck and Malsagne and the original (733) use 6 February.
March 1984
Wednesday, 7 March 1984
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
CNN's Beirut bureau chief Jeremy Levin is kidnapped.
Kidnapped in West Beirut while going to work, Jeremy Levin escaped or was freed in February 1985.
Kidnapped in West Beirut while going to work, Jeremy Levin escaped or was freed in February 1985.
June 1984
Thursday, 7 June 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
It was impossible to put an end to the blind shelling. No one, neither a national union government, nor a 4-party military commission, was able to stop the bombardment of the residential areas which started 24 hours ago and had caused 5 dead and 37 injured persons so far.
July 1984
Monday, 2 July 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A rocket attack hit the offices of l'Orient-Le-Jour causing serious damages.
Saturday, 7 July 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The parents of kidnapped and disappeared persons demonstrated and blocked the Museum axis.
September 1984
Sunday, 2 September 1984
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Jumblatt inaugurates a memorial to the PSP's dead at Beiteddine.
Beiteddine palace, seat of Walid Jumblatt's Civil Administration of the Mountain, hosted a lavish commemoration of the Mountain War, at which he unveiled a big memorial to PSP martyrs on its esplanade.
Beiteddine palace, seat of Walid Jumblatt's Civil Administration of the Mountain, hosted a lavish commemoration of the Mountain War, at which he unveiled a big memorial to PSP martyrs on its esplanade.
Art and memory
- memorial After 1983 Walid Jumblatt reshaped Beiteddine, renamed the 'People's Palace': Emir Bashir's tomb was razed, poems to Bashir Jumblatt replaced inscriptions praising the emir, and PSP martyrs got a memorial in 1984.
October 1984
Tuesday, 2 October 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The increase of the dollar took dramatic proportions. The green bill exceeded 8 Lebanese Pounds. The President of the Republic held a meeting in Baabda to deal with this crisis. As a result, a series of measures were taken to discourage speculators from contributing to the rise of the Dollar, and put some order in the country's economy.
What the books addDe Clerck and Malsagne give 8.7 pounds to the dollar for 1984, without a month.
November 1984
Wednesday, 7 November 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A new round of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations started in Nakoura, 8 months after the abrogation of the May 17 agreement. These negotiations resumed on November 15. But deep disagreements appeared regarding the roles of the Lebanese Army, the South Lebanon Army and the UNIFL.
What the books addThe original entries do not agree with each other: entry 792 says the talks were to open on 5 November, this entry says 7 November.
December 1984
Friday, 7 December 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Fights were reported downtown causing the Ring to close.
February 1985
Thursday, 7 February 1985
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Crewmembers of a Cyprus Airways Boeing were held hostages for 5 hours at the Beirut International Airport, by armed elements from Hay El Sellom. As a result, the company suspends its flights to Beirut.
May 1985
Thursday, 2 May 1985
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Lebanese overseas protested against the recent events in Lebanon. They occupied the Lebanese embassies and consulates in the West, in order to attract the attention of the public opinion to the fate of those living in South Lebanon.
Tuesday, 7 May 1985
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
29 persons were killed and 89 were wounded in a crazy night of shelling in Beirut. All what the inhabitants could do was to suppress their despair, hide in buckers, and thank god the next day for being still alive.
August 1985
Friday, 2 August 1985
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Israeli aviation destroyed the headquarters of the Syrian Nationalist Party in Chtaura after the multiplication of car bombs in South Lebanon.
September 1985
Saturday, 7 September 1985
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Syrian troops enter Zahleh.
After the withdrawal of the Lebanese Forces, Syrian troops entered Zahleh to restore order.
After the withdrawal of the Lebanese Forces, Syrian troops entered Zahleh to restore order.
Other date in the books: Sunday, 11 August 1985
October 1985
Monday, 7 October 1985
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Syrian troops enter Tripoli.
Tawheed gave up under heavy bombardment, and Syria moved 20,000 soldiers into Tripoli.
Tawheed gave up under heavy bombardment, and Syria moved 20,000 soldiers into Tripoli.
November 1985
Saturday, 2 November 1985
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Lieutenant Georges Chamoun, a Christian officer, is shot dead.
Amal's Islamist dissidents shot dead Lieutenant Georges Chamoun, one of a string of Christian army officers they killed.
Amal's Islamist dissidents shot dead Lieutenant Georges Chamoun, one of a string of Christian army officers they killed.
September 1986
Tuesday, 2 September 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The first meeting of the Dialog Committee was held at the Beirut racecourse. The ten members of the government met for the first time since November 1985. The Ministers decided to elaborate a new National Pact.
What the books addThe meetings produced no agreement (Hanf).
November 1986
Sunday, 2 November 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
An American, David Jacobsen, detained by the Islamic Jihad since the 27th of May 1985, was finally released.
What the books addFisk's account puts the kidnapping on 28 May 1985.
December 1986
Tuesday, 2 December 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A general strike paralyzed the country. The Lebanese were unable to cope with the increase in prices. The leaders couldn't find any solution to the crisis. The popular discontent was on the rise.
January 1987
Friday, 2 January 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Minister of Labor Selim El Hoss signed a decree raising the minimum wage to 3,200 LBP. This decision was a timid ray of light in the heavy economic sky.
What the books addHistorians describe the collapse of real wages behind such decrees: against 1974, the statutory minimum wage kept 13 percent of its buying power at the end of 1986 (Hanf, after Abou Rjaily and Labaki).
Wednesday, 7 January 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
President Camille Chamoun escaped by miracle from a killing attempt. A car bomb exploded on the River cornice when his convoy was passing by. 4 persons were killed and 37 others were wounded. The President was injured in his arm.
What the books addHanf mentions the failed attempt on Chamoun's life early in 1987 and notes that he died in August of that year.
February 1987
Monday, 2 February 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Swiss Embassy was the last embassy to close in West Beirut.
Saturday, 7 February 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The confrontations intensified around the Palestinian camps of Chatila and Bourj Brajneh. The risk of escalation intensified.
What the books addBy late 1986, say de Clerck and Malsagne, Chatila was 90 percent destroyed, yet 500 to 1,000 Palestinians held out inside. In the winter of 1987, Picard writes, many Palestinians in the besieged Beirut camps died of hunger.
March 1987
Saturday, 7 March 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Iran dispatched a new ambassador to Lebanon where he received a triumphal welcome.
July 1987
Thursday, 2 July 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Lebanon has just lost in Kesrouan, Labaki, one of its best journalists and most fervent defenders.
August 1987
Sunday, 2 August 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The President of the Republic's Councillor, Mohamed Choucair, who was a mediator between the Chief of State and the Muslim Opposition, is assassinated in West-Beirut.
What the books addHanf, noting that Shukair's killers stayed unknown, describes a successful businessman who had volunteered to mediate between Christians and Muslims, was well connected in both parts of Beirut and never sought office.
Friday, 7 August 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
President Camille Chamoun dies from a heart attack. In a communiqué, The American Department of State emphasizes that 'Camille Chamoun was the most eminent politician in Lebanon'.
September 1987
Monday, 7 September 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Alfred Schmidt, a West-German hostage, is released.
December 1987
Wednesday, 2 December 1987
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
While credits are unblocked to buy fuel and service stations are reopened, Victor Cassir, Minister of Industry and Oil, authorizes private companies to import fuel subject to a previous authorization by the Ministry of Oil.
February 1988
Tuesday, 2 February 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Jacques Merrin, a Frenchman working for the DGSE, is killed by unknown persons in the neighborhood of the Palace of Justice.
March 1988
Monday, 7 March 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The R.F. Semaan Doueihy, Deputy of Zghorta, is killed by violent heart attack at the age of 67.
June 1988
Tuesday, 7 June 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Eight days after the Rmeil attack, a car bomb explodes in Ouzai, killing 3 and injuring 30.
November 1988
Monday, 7 November 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
General Antoine Lahd, Chief of the 'Army of Southern Lebanon', escapes an assassination attempt by a communist militant, Souha Bechara. She is arrested.
What the books addDe Clerck (p. 104) says Soha Bechara was then tortured and jailed for ten years at Khiam. Hanf (p. 321) dates the attempt to December 1988.
Art and memory
- book Soha Bechara told her story, from her attempt on Lahad's life to her ten years in Khiam prison, in Résistante (JC Lattès, 2000), written with Gilles Paris.
- place Khiam, the secret prison opened in 1985 in the Israeli-held zone, where Soha Bechara was among those detained.
December 1988
Friday, 2 December 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
General Aoun orders the closure of the Museum-Berbir junction; the passage will be re-opened 17 days later.
Wednesday, 7 December 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
On the fifth day of a blockade imposed by the closure of the Museum-Berbir junction, the only supply road for fuel and food products, the bank of Lebanon gives up to the pressures and unfreezes credits for the West Beirut sector for direct importation of flour.
May 1989
Tuesday, 2 May 1989
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Aoun recasts his 'war of liberation' as a diplomatic campaign; Syrian shelling starts again.
Within a week Syrian shelling of the enclave was back at full intensity; Hanf says Syria and its allies kept the Arab League ceasefire only a few days. Aoun, having accepted it, recast his war as a diplomatic struggle.
Within a week Syrian shelling of the enclave was back at full intensity; Hanf says Syria and its allies kept the Arab League ceasefire only a few days. Aoun, having accepted it, recast his war as a diplomatic struggle.
Sources differ: Hanf gives 2 May both for Aoun's statement and for the renewed shelling; the shelling date may be a misprint.
September 1989
Thursday, 7 September 1989
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
The Arab troika resumes its mediation.
Hanf links the turn to Syria's isolation, made plain by international protest, and to the Soviet ambassador in Damascus speaking of reduced military aid. The committee cited Lebanese, Arab and international appeals.
Hanf links the turn to Syria's isolation, made plain by international protest, and to the Soviet ambassador in Damascus speaking of reduced military aid. The committee cited Lebanese, Arab and international appeals.
February 1990
Friday, 2 February 1990
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
The Sarba garrison and the Jounieh naval base fall to the Lebanese Forces.
Within a few days Geagea held the whole coast of the Christian enclave. Sarba and the Jounieh naval base capitulated to his militia; the smaller army unit in Beirut harbour went to West Beirut and joined General Lahoud.
Within a few days Geagea held the whole coast of the Christian enclave. Sarba and the Jounieh naval base capitulated to his militia; the smaller army unit in Beirut harbour went to West Beirut and joined General Lahoud.
March 1990
Friday, 2 March 1990
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Maronite Patriarch threatens to excommunicate Aoun and Geagea, as well as those how obey them, if they continue their fightings. The threat will remain vain despite its reiteration.
What the books addDe Clerck and Malsagne date Sfeir's threat to late April or early May 1990: Christian soldiers in Aoun's army faced excommunication, and their dead the denial of Christian burial. They list it among the pressures that halted the army's advance on the Lebanese Forces headquarters at Karantina. The original speaks of a reiterated threat.
August 1990
Thursday, 2 August 1990
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Iraq invades Kuwait; Syria joins the coalition against Iraq.
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait changed Lebanon's situation. Syria, Iraq's long-time rival, joined the US-led coalition and sent an armoured division to Saudi Arabia. Aoun, armed by Iraq and silent on the invasion, was now opposed by Washington and Damascus alike. The books agree that, in return for joining the coalition, Syria got a free hand to bring Aoun down: the 'red line' that had barred Syrian warplanes from the Christian enclave was lifted.
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait changed Lebanon's situation. Syria, Iraq's long-time rival, joined the US-led coalition and sent an armoured division to Saudi Arabia. Aoun, armed by Iraq and silent on the invasion, was now opposed by Washington and Damascus alike. The books agree that, in return for joining the coalition, Syria got a free hand to bring Aoun down: the 'red line' that had barred Syrian warplanes from the Christian enclave was lifted.
June 1991
Friday, 7 June 1991
After the war · From the books
The government appoints forty new deputies to parliament.
Among the forty were thirteen ministers; Elie Hobeika took Pierre Gemayel's old seat. Nine seats were new, thirty-one vacated by deaths since 1972. Picard says they were picked for compliance with Damascus or militia power.
Among the forty were thirteen ministers; Elie Hobeika took Pierre Gemayel's old seat. Nine seats were new, thirty-one vacated by deaths since 1972. Picard says they were picked for compliance with Damascus or militia power.
September 2004
Thursday, 2 September 2004
After the war · From the books
UN Security Council Resolution 1559 demands the withdrawal of foreign forces.
The Franco-American resolution, passed by nine votes with six abstentions, required every foreign force to leave, every militia to disarm and the presidential election to proceed free of outside interference. Walid Jumblatt sided with the opposition, most of it Christian.
The Franco-American resolution, passed by nine votes with six abstentions, required every foreign force to leave, every militia to disarm and the presidential election to proceed free of outside interference. Walid Jumblatt sided with the opposition, most of it Christian.
Tuesday, 7 September 2004
After the war · From the books
Four ministers, including Marwan Hamadeh, resign in protest.
Sources differ: Hamadeh is called economy minister (Abirached) or health minister (Khayat).
April 2005
Thursday, 7 April 2005
Since 2005 · From the books
UN Resolution 1595 creates an international commission to investigate Hariri's killing.
Detlev Mehlis, a German magistrate, was appointed to chair the new UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC), which Resolution 1595 set up to investigate the 14 February killing of Hariri and twenty-two others.
Detlev Mehlis, a German magistrate, was appointed to chair the new UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC), which Resolution 1595 set up to investigate the 14 February killing of Hariri and twenty-two others.
May 2005
Saturday, 7 May 2005
Since 2005 · From the books
General Michel Aoun returns from fifteen years of exile in France.
Back in Beirut, the Free Patriotic Movement leader told supporters on Freedom Square that his fellow opposition leaders were sectarian. He later came to terms with Hezbollah and joined forces with one-time pro-Syrian politicians.
Back in Beirut, the Free Patriotic Movement leader told supporters on Freedom Square that his fellow opposition leaders were sectarian. He later came to terms with Hezbollah and joined forces with one-time pro-Syrian politicians.
Sources differ: 7 May (Quéméner) or 8 May (Abirached). Each date has one source; the others give only 'May' or 'a few days after' the withdrawal.
Since 2005 · From the books
Parliament keeps the 2000 electoral law for the coming elections.
With no agreement on a new law, Parliament kept the 2000 electoral law, devised by Syria's Ghazi Kanaan according to Picard, for the late-May elections. Picard sees the elite dropping the protest movement once the Syrians had left, to secure its own re-election.
With no agreement on a new law, Parliament kept the 2000 electoral law, devised by Syria's Ghazi Kanaan according to Picard, for the late-May elections. Picard sees the elite dropping the protest movement once the Syrians had left, to secure its own re-election.
June 2005
Thursday, 2 June 2005
Since 2005 · From the books
Journalist and historian Samir Kassir is killed by a car bomb.
Samir Kassir, academic, columnist and a leading voice against Syrian control, died when a bomb went off in his car. Haugbolle treats the killing as the moment post-Syrian Lebanon's disarray grew plain.
Samir Kassir, academic, columnist and a leading voice against Syrian control, died when a bomb went off in his car. Haugbolle treats the killing as the moment post-Syrian Lebanon's disarray grew plain.
Sources differ: 2 June in four sources (de Clerck & Malsagne, Abirached, Quéméner, Khayat) against 1 June in Haugbolle. 2 June has the most support.
Art and memory
- book De Clerck and Malsagne call Samir Kassir's 1994 study, which ends in 1982, a reference work; Kassir himself noted that no academic research yet covered the conflict in its full complexity.
February 2006
Thursday, 2 February 2006
Since 2005 · From the books
The Shiite ministers return to the cabinet.
Their boycott, begun after Tueni's assassination, ended after some seven weeks.
Their boycott, begun after Tueni's assassination, ended after some seven weeks.
Sources differ: Abirached's dates imply a boycott of about seven weeks; Picard's chapter speaks of several months.
March 2006
Thursday, 2 March 2006
Since 2005 · From the books
The National Dialogue among community leaders opens.
Community leaders, some former warlords, opened a National Dialogue on Syria, militia disarmament and President Lahoud's fate.
Community leaders, some former warlords, opened a National Dialogue on Syria, militia disarmament and President Lahoud's fate.
August 2006
Wednesday, 2 August 2006
July 2006, as the books tell it · From the books
Air raids resume after the 48-hour pause.
Israeli air raids resumed across Lebanon at the end of the partial truce declared after Qana.
Israeli air raids resumed across Lebanon at the end of the partial truce declared after Qana.
Reports at the time: The archive has the Israeli justice minister announcing the resumption for dawn on Wednesday 2 August.
Monday, 7 August 2006
July 2006, as the books tell it · From the books
Arab foreign ministers meet in Beirut; Siniora weeps.
On 7 August Arab League foreign ministers met in Beirut, endorsed Siniora's seven-point plan and sent envoys to New York to seek changes to the draft; Syria's minister, trying to add support for Hezbollah, was isolated. Siniora, in tears, asked for an 'immediate and unconditional ceasefire'.
On 7 August Arab League foreign ministers met in Beirut, endorsed Siniora's seven-point plan and sent envoys to New York to seek changes to the draft; Syria's minister, trying to add support for Hezbollah, was isolated. Siniora, in tears, asked for an 'immediate and unconditional ceasefire'.
July 2006, as the books tell it · From the books
The cabinet decides to send 15,000 soldiers to the South.
The Lebanese cabinet's vote of 7 August, backed by Hezbollah and Amal ministers, to deploy 15,000 troops in the South after an Israeli withdrawal broke the Franco-American deadlock over the draft; Nasrallah praised the army's role two days later.
The Lebanese cabinet's vote of 7 August, backed by Hezbollah and Amal ministers, to deploy 15,000 troops in the South after an Israeli withdrawal broke the Franco-American deadlock over the draft; Nasrallah praised the army's role two days later.
Sources differ: 34 Days gives both 7 August (p. 182) and 5 August (p. 202); Abirached gives 7 August.
Reports at the time: The archive confirms 7 August (21:45).
The reports of that day, as they came in
Other date in the books: Saturday, 5 August 2006
July 2006, as the books tell it · From the books
Nearly 200 associations back a 'civil resistance' appeal; Mona Fayyad's article provokes an outcry.
A press release of 7 August reported that nearly two hundred civil-society organisations had signed the appeal 'Lebanon: an open country for civil resistance', meant to launch citizens' convoys to the South. That day in Al-Nahar, the academic Mona Fayyad asked what being Shiite meant now; her criticism of Hezbollah's hold on the community, made mid-war, caused an outcry.
A press release of 7 August reported that nearly two hundred civil-society organisations had signed the appeal 'Lebanon: an open country for civil resistance', meant to launch citizens' convoys to the South. That day in Al-Nahar, the academic Mona Fayyad asked what being Shiite meant now; her criticism of Hezbollah's hold on the community, made mid-war, caused an outcry.
September 2006
Saturday, 2 September 2006
July 2006, as the books tell it · From the books
Nine hundred Italian soldiers land to reinforce UNIFIL.
Some 900 Italian troops reached Lebanon to strengthen UNIFIL.
Some 900 Italian troops reached Lebanon to strengthen UNIFIL.
Since 2005 · From the books
Nine hundred Italian soldiers land to reinforce UNIFIL.
The soldiers came to reinforce UNIFIL, whose command Italy had accepted.
The soldiers came to reinforce UNIFIL, whose command Italy had accepted.
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Thursday, 7 September 2006
Since 2005 · From the books
The Israeli air and sea blockade ends.
The Israeli blockade, in force from 12 July to 7 September, stopped Lebanese printed matter from being exported. In the southern suburb, bombing partly or wholly destroyed some forty publishing houses and about ten printing works.
The Israeli blockade, in force from 12 July to 7 September, stopped Lebanese printed matter from being exported. In the southern suburb, bombing partly or wholly destroyed some forty publishing houses and about ten printing works.
September 2007
Sunday, 2 September 2007
Since 2005 · From the books
The army takes control of Nahr al-Bared.
The army regained the camp after more than three months of fighting.
The army regained the camp after more than three months of fighting.
May 2008
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Since 2005 · From the books range
Hezbollah and its allies take over West Beirut (May 2008).
When the government moved to shut Hezbollah's private telecommunications network and dismissed the airport security chief, Hezbollah, Amal and the SSNP took West Beirut within hours, disarming Future Movement fighters and clashing with the PSP as the army held back. Fighting reached the Chouf and Tripoli. Picard likens it to a brief return of the civil war.
When the government moved to shut Hezbollah's private telecommunications network and dismissed the airport security chief, Hezbollah, Amal and the SSNP took West Beirut within hours, disarming Future Movement fighters and clashing with the PSP as the army held back. Fighting reached the Chouf and Tripoli. Picard likens it to a brief return of the civil war.
Sources differ: End date: 14 May (Confluences) or 21 May (de Clerck & Malsagne chronology). Deaths: nearly a hundred (de Clerck & Malsagne) against more than sixty (Quéméner).
January 2014
Thursday, 2 January 2014
Since 2005 · From the books
Double bombing in Haret Hreik kills nine.
The attack struck the Shiite district of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburb.
The attack struck the Shiite district of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburb.
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