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February 1977

Tuesday, 8 February 1977

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations, arrived to Beirut. He declared that the United Nations would substantially help Lebanon and that the future of this country was closely linked the comprehensive solution in the Middle East.

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February 1978

Wednesday, 8 February 1978

The Lebanese war · Added from the books range (about 8-14 February)

Fighting spreads from Fayadiyeh to East Beirut.
About a hundred people died when Syrian guns hit Badaro, Ain el-Remmaneh and Karm el-Zeitoun, as the Fayadiyeh clash spread the next day to Beirut's Christian districts. National Liberal Party and Kataeb fighters attacked Syrian positions; Syrian troops in Achrafieh's Rizk Tower shelled the eastern suburbs, and artillery struck the army headquarters at Yarze.

Sources differ: Depends on the date of the Fayadiyeh clash: 7 February (de Clerck and Malsagne), 8 February (Hanf) or 17 February (Ménargues). Duration three days (de Clerck and Malsagne) or about a week (Hanf).

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February 1982

Monday, 8 February 1982

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

Israel reiterated its threats against the South, while Lebanon continued its contacts to eliminate the dangers weighing on the Southern zone and to increase the number of UNIFL soldiers in the area.

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February 1983

Tuesday, 8 February 1983

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

A British contingent joins the Multinational Force.
A British contingent of 100 men from the Queen's Dragoon Guards joined the French, American and Italian troops of the second Multinational Force.

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February 1984

Wednesday, 8 February 1984

The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology

The ' New Jersey ', the most powerful battleship in the world from the 6 US fleet, bombed for several hours anti-governmental positions in the mountain.
What the books addDruze militiamen in Tibiyat, east of Beirut, visited by Fisk on 13 February, said the New Jersey's shelling of the Metn and Chouf foothills had killed 24 civilians and wounded 115 (their figures). De Clerck and Malsagne note the ship's frequent misses and its Arabic nickname 'New Jersa' ('new shame').
Art and memory
  • testimony On 13 February 1984 Fisk heard survivors in the Druze village of Tibiyat describe the New Jersey's shelling; his own archive held a large fragment of one of its shells.

Other date in the books: Monday, 13 February 1984

The Lebanese war · Added from the books

The British MNF contingent leaves Beirut.
Sailing from Jounieh, the British were the first Multinational Force contingent to go; Fisk says they abandoned two military trucks on the quay and told their partners nothing.

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