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17 entries on 15 dates · the books disagree on 17

March 1970

Wednesday, 25 March 1970

The road to war · From the books

Bashir Gemayel is kidnapped and held in Tall al-Za'tar.
Kamal Jumblatt's intervention with Yasir Arafat freed Bashir Gemayel, the Kataeb leader's younger son, seized by Palestinians and held in Tall al-Za'tar camp.

Sources differ: Hanf: 25 March 1970, held eight hours. Ménargues: 1969, adding he was beaten. Jumblatt became interior minister after the November 1969 Cairo Agreement (Hanf), which fits late 1969 or 1970.

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March 1976

Thursday, 25 March 1976

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

The presidential palace at Baabda is shelled; Frangieh leaves for Kfour.
With the Baabda palace shelled by the Lebanese Arab Army and the Joint Forces, Frangieh moved to Kfour in Kesrouan, where he joined Chamoun, Gemayel and Father Qassis on the Lebanese Front, formed in late May.

Sources differ: Traboulsi says Frangieh took refuge 'in East Beirut'; de Clerck and Malsagne, Yara El Khoury and Hanf name Kfour in Kesrouan.

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

The unified command of the Lebanese Forces is announced.
Baabda palace was shelled that day. In the evening the Kataeb's Voice of Lebanon radio announced a unified command of the Lebanese Forces, joining the Tanzim, the Guardians of the Cedars, Chamoun's Tigers and the Kataeb militia.

Sources differ: Dates differ: Ménargues puts the founding of the Lebanese Forces' unified command on 31 August 1976, while El Khoury says the formal union was announced to Frangieh in early September.

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September 1977

Sunday, 25 September 1977

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

Following efforts deployed by the American government in Tel Aviv, a cease-fire came into effect in Southern Lebanon. During the past few days, fights reached their maximum intensity especially in the Khyam region.
What the books addIsrael's Christian allies emerged with a slightly wider strip, spanning nearly the whole frontier from sea to Hermon; Fisk dates the tank withdrawal to 26 September.

Other date in the books: Monday, 26 September 1977

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August 1978

Friday, 25 August 1978

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

Imam Musa al-Sadr travels to Libya, where he disappears.
Imam Musa al-Sadr, the Shi'i leader who founded the Movement of the Deprived and Amal, vanished after accepting an invitation to visit Libya.

Sources differ: Hanf says September; Fisk reported the disappearance on 13 September; original entry 212 has 10 September.

Art and memory
  • book Fouad Ajami's book on the imam, The Vanished Imam: Musa al-Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon (1986).

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January 1980

Friday, 25 January 1980

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

Fights opposed the Phalange Party and the NLP in Ehmej and Annaya. The road leading to Jbeil was closed. An acute crisis erupted between the two parties.
What the books addOne of many clashes between Kataeb and National Liberal militiamen: de Clerck and Malsagne count 46, with 200 dead, from 1976 to 1980, the latest wave running from 12 May 1979 to 2 July 1980 and reaching Achrafieh early in 1980. Ménargues traces the tension of early 1980 partly to disputes over dividing the arms Israel supplied.

Other date in the books: Saturday, 12 May 1979

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June 1982

Friday, 25 June 1982

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

A savage bombardment of Beirut caused tens of victims. Simultaneously, a violent battle was raging close to Aley.

Other date in the books: Thursday, 24 June 1982

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August 1982

Wednesday, 25 August 1982

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

US Marines land in Beirut, their first landing there since 1958.
The 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit, some 800 strong, began landing at Beirut port soon after dawn, and within hours its men were guarding PLO fighters as they boarded ships for Tartus in Syria. For the cameras, a Marine officer shook hands with a Palestine Liberation Army officer.

Sources differ: Ménargues places the Marine landing on 27 August.

Other date in the books: Friday, 27 August 1982

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March 1984

Sunday, 25 March 1984

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

It was the French contingent's turn to leave Beirut while the Eastern regions remained the target of blind and murderous bombardments.
What the books addHanf and de Clerck and Malsagne date the departure of the last French MNF soldiers to 31 March 1984; 25 March may mark the start of the French withdrawal, which the books do not mention. France left soldiers in Beirut as ceasefire observers.

Other date in the books: Saturday, 31 March 1984

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March 1985

Monday, 25 March 1985

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

British writer Alec Collett is kidnapped at Khalde.
Alec Collett, 64, a British freelance writing on Palestinian refugees for the UN, was never freed. Gunmen took him a hundred yards from Amal's Khalde checkpoint; the 'Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims' claimed it.

Other date in the books: Friday, 22 March 1985

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September 1986

Thursday, 25 September 1986

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

The UNIFL Blue Helmets repositioned themselves; they occupied three out of the 32 positions they were initially occupying.

Other date in the books: Tuesday, 23 September 1986

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October 1986

Saturday, 25 October 1986

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

The Camps War opposing Amal to the Palestinians spread to Saida.
What the books addDe Clerck and Malsagne begin the third camps war in late September 1986 with fighting around Rashidiyeh near Tyre; Hanf dates Amal's siege of Rashidieh to October.

Other date in the books: Monday, 24 November 1986

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November 1986

Tuesday, 25 November 1986

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

The armed conflict between Amal and the Palestinians spread to Maghdoucheh. Ferocious combats took place in this Christian strategic town. Ultimately, it fell partially in the hands of Palestinians and its residents were forced to flee from their homes.
What the books addHanf: the PLO took Maghdousheh on 24 November, lost it to Amal on the 25th and retook it on the 26th. De Clerck and Malsagne say the aim was to forestall an attack on Ain el-Helweh; Amal answered by besieging the southern camps and pressing the Beirut ones harder.

Other date in the books: Monday, 24 November 1986

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November 1988

Friday, 25 November 1988

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

West Beirut was the stage of a fresh outbreak of combats between Amal militiamen and the Hezbollah, despite the Syrian army presence.
What the books addPicard dates this round to 28 November 1988, Hanf to early December.

Other date in the books: Monday, 28 November 1988

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November 1989

Saturday, 25 November 1989

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

President René Moawad is buried in Zghorta.
At the Zghorta funeral, Fisk writes, nobody knew whether the coffin, carried on a gun-carriage from the family church's crypt, held Moawad or one of his bodyguards. Assad and his generals sent wreaths.

Sources differ: Original entry 1167 says Hrawi was elected 'on the eve of the national funerals', which fits this date.

Other date in the books: Wednesday, 22 November 1989

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

Crowds ring Baabda palace as President Hrawi fires Aoun and sets a 48-hour deadline to leave.
The deadline lapsed with nothing done. Hrawi had warned those lacking legitimacy could be handled 'in a few hours', yet within hours tens of thousands, many young, were camped round Baabda palace for a weeks-long sit-in.

Sources differ: De Clerck and Malsagne say Aoun held the command until 27 November (p. 281). Original entry 1169 dates the gathering at Baabda to 28 November.

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July 1993

Sunday, 25 July 1993

After the war · From the books range

Israel's 'Operation Accountability' bombards southern Lebanon for a week.
Israel's week-long ground and air offensive on Hezbollah positions killed about 130 Lebanese and no Israelis. It damaged the power grid and sent nearly 300,000 fleeing north. The Lebanese army then deployed there.

Sources differ: Deaths: 130 (Picard) or 129 (Fisk).

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