159 entries on 151 dates · the books disagree on 42
dates 1–60 of 151 next
January 1986
Wednesday, 1 January 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
It is a bad beginning of the year for the Lebanese Forces. A conflict emerged within the party, causing exchanges of rockets and gunshots in Zalka and Nahr El Mott. Ten persons were killed or wounded. The signature by Elie Hobeika of the tripartite agreement in Damascus, triggered the fight.
What the books addHanf says that once the Tripartite Agreement had been signed, on 28 December 1985, Hobeika turned Lebanese Forces units against militias loyal to President Gemayel and the Kataeb.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Monday, 13 January 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
13 hours of combats and military operations opposed the Phalangists, followers of the President of the Republic, to Elie Hobeika and his men. The Army intervened to separate the belligerents.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Tuesday, 14 January 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The eleventh Gemayel-Assad summit was a total failure.
What the books addFor Gemayel, says Traboulsi, the accord robbed the presidency of its arbitrating role; they last met on 13-14 January 1986.
Other date in the books: Monday, 13 January 1986
\_this day in full \_on this day
Wednesday, 15 January 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
In eight hours of violent fights, 100 persons were killed, and the chief of staff of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, evinced Elie Hobeika sending him into exile.
What the books addHistorians date Geagea's takeover to 15 January 1986 (de Clerck and Malsagne; Picard's chronology dates Gemayel's rejection of the accord to the same day). Traboulsi's narrative gives 12 March 1986 instead. De Clerck and Malsagne put the dead at about 800, far above the 100 given here. Hobeika was flown out by army helicopter after an army mediation backed by the patriarch, was briefly exiled in France, then settled in Zahle under Syrian protection.
Other date in the books: Wednesday, 12 March 1986
\_this day in full \_on this day
Thursday, 16 January 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Confrontations started on the Northern Metn front. The shells kept falling intermittently during several months on Bickfaya, the Metn and the Kesrouan. The population in these regions was living in the fear of car bombs and blind bombardments.
What the books addHanf dates the main offensive, by SSNP fighters with Syrian support toward Bikfaya (at Douar and on the Baskinta-Bikfaya road), to the second half of February; it was stopped by the Lebanese army.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Sunday, 26 January 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Lebanese radical opposition called President Gemayel to resign.
What the books addHanf writes that Prime Minister Karami joined Jumblatt and Berri in boycotting cabinet sessions chaired by Gemayel, whose resignation the two had demanded after the Tripartite Agreement failed.
\_this day in full \_on this day
January 1986: day not established
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
A wave of assassinations targets Communist and pro-Iraqi Baath leaders.
Assassins killed a number of leading figures in the Lebanese Communist Party and the pro-Iraqi Baath.
Sources differ: Entry 902 places the killing of the Communist leaders Khalil Nous and Souheil Tawileh in late February.
\_this day in full
late January 1986: day not established
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Syria's allies boycott President Gemayel; the cabinet stops meeting.
Jumblatt, Berri, Prime Minister Karami and Selim al-Hoss refused to attend cabinet sessions chaired by Gemayel, whom Syria and its Lebanese allies boycotted after the Tripartite Agreement collapsed; the cabinet went months without meeting.
\_this day in full
February 1986
Wednesday, 12 February 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A bomb exploded in Ain El Remmaneh next to the entrance of a building where a Phalange Party office was located. Two persons lost their lives and 17 others were injured.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Monday, 17 February 1986
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Two Israeli soldiers are captured at Beit Yahoun in South Lebanon.
At Beit Yahoun, a South Lebanese village, two Israeli soldiers were captured.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Monday, 24 February 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Islamists killed a communist leader, Souheil Tawileh, in Mazraa. Four days earlier, another communist leader, Khalil Nous, was assassinated. Meanwhile, terrorist-killing attempts continued in the Eastern regions. A car bomb exploded on the Salomeh intersection, causing 4 dead and 16 injured.
What the books addPicard places the wave of killings of Communist and pro-Iraqi Baath leaders in January 1986.
\_this day in full \_on this day
late February 1986: day not established
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Syrian-backed attacks on the Metn are stopped by the Lebanese army.
Late in February 1986 the army stopped two Syrian-backed SSNP attacks towards Bikfaya, at Douar and on the Baskinta road. A Syrian push on the northern edge of the Christian region failed too. Earlier that month Syrian guns had shelled East Beirut irregularly.
Sources differ: Entry 894 dates the start of fighting on the northern Metn front to 16 January.
\_this day in full
March 1986
Wednesday, 5 March 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Islamic Jihad announced the execution of Michel Seurat. The French sociologist was kidnapped on the 22nd of May at the same time as the journalist Jean-Paul Kauffmann.
What the books addSeurat and Kauffmann were taken on the airport road on 22 May 1985. Fisk says Seurat died of cancer in captivity, his kidnappers claiming an 'execution' with a photograph of the body. Imad Mughniyeh is suspected of a direct role (Aurélie Daher, in Confluences); Hezbollah's leaders always denied it.
Art and memory- book Historians of the war still rely on Michel Seurat's study of Tripoli's Bab al-Tebbaneh district.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Saturday, 8 March 1986
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Four Antenne 2 journalists are kidnapped in Beirut's southern suburbs.
The Revolutionary Justice Organisation claimed the abduction of a four-man crew from the French television channel Antenne 2.
Sources differ: Entry 905 (Text field) gives 9 March; entry 965 gives 21 June.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Sunday, 9 March 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The black series continued. Terrorism hit this time Jeetaoui where a car bomb killed 3 persons and wounded 40 others.
Four French journalists from Antenne 2 were kidnapped in Bir El Abed.
What the books addDe Clerck and Malsagne date the kidnapping of the Antenne 2 crew to 8 March 1986. It was claimed by the "Revolutionary Justice Organisation".
Other date in the books: Saturday, 8 March 1986
\_this day in full \_on this day
Friday, 21 March 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A sad gift for mother's day in the mountain: shells fell on 20 villages in the Metn and the Kesrouan. Violent combats were reported in the mountain, killing 3 and injuring 21 persons on this 'usual' day.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Wednesday, 26 March 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A car stuffed with explosives and inflammable material exploded in Achrafieh, while a timing bomb ravaged a Phalangist office in Tahouita. Together, the two explosions killed 10 persons and wounded 80 others. The bombardment of the Eastern regions continued in the meantime.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Thursday, 27 March 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
After the Fatah claimed responsibility for the Katioucha shots on Kiryat Shmona, the Israeli aviation attacked the camps of Mieh Mieh and Ain El Heloueh. Ten persons were killed and 30 others were wounded.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Friday, 28 March 1986
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Two British teachers are kidnapped in Hamra.
Outside a Makhoul Street nightclub, armed men abducted Leigh Douglas and Philip Padfield, British teachers. Their bodies were found in mid-April.
\_this day in full \_on this day
April 1986
Friday, 4 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The 45 French observers in charge of observing the dividing lines in Beirut and in the Mountain, left Lebanon. Their departure was probably due to political changes in France.
What the books addHanf cites the observers' heavy casualties and a ceasefire nobody respected, which left them nothing to do.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Tuesday, 8 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Suddenly, horror hit the heart of Jounieh. A car bomb exploded killing 11 persons and wounding 89 others, spreading an indescribable panic and ravaging four residential buildings.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Wednesday, 9 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A French teacher from the Collge Protestant Franais, Michel Brian, was kidnapped in Hamra, thus increasing the number of French nationals held hostages in Lebanon to 9.
Mgr Achille Silvestrini, the special envoy of Pope John Paul II, arrived in Lebanon to meet Lebanese and Syrian leaders, in an effort to end the crisis in the country. He left on April 14 after having partially failed in his mission.
What the books addDe Clerck and Malsagne date Mgr Silvestrini's mission to March 1986 and consider that it overreached, showing the limits of Vatican influence.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Friday, 11 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The French teacher, Michel Brian, kidnapped on April 7, was released in the Bekaa. Another Irish teacher, Brian Kenaan was kidnapped in West Beirut. To protest against the kidnapping of foreign professors, schools and universities in West Beirut went on strike on April 14.
Art and memory- book Anne Maguire's For Brian's Sake tells how Brian Keenan's sisters campaigned for his release.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Thursday, 17 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The British teachers John Leigh Douglas and Philip Ralph Patfield, kidnapped on the 28th of March 1986, were executed and their bodies were thrown on the Roueissat-Sofar road. A cameraman, John McCarthy, was kidnapped on the Beirut International Airport road. An extremist organization announced the hanging of Alec Colett, a British journalist who was working at the UNRWA. The dead body of Peter Kilburn, librarian at the AUB, who was kidnapped on the 3rd of December 1984, was also found. Furthermore, the British embassy in Zokak EL Blatt was partially destroyed and burned by rocket shots.
What the books addFisk: Libyan agents in Beirut had bought Kilburn and both British teachers from freelance kidnappers; the deaths were reported the night of the US raid on Libya.
Art and memory- book John McCarthy and Brian Keenan, held together in Beirut, later wrote Between Extremes together, about a journey they had planned while in captivity; it is listed in 111101's References.
Other date in the books: Friday, 28 March 1986
\_this day in full \_on this day
Saturday, 19 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Maronite Church had a new Patriarch in the person of Mgr Nasrallah Sfeir. A triple task was waiting for him. He had to reinstate the authority of the church, clean up the inter-religious relations, and reconcile the executive power with Syria.
What the books addHanf dates Sfeir's election to April 1986 and notes that the Lebanese Forces had lobbied for a more hard-line churchman.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Sunday, 20 April 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
38 Westerners including 35 British left Beirut. By the end of April, all Western nationals had left West Beirut fearing to be kidnapped or killed.
What the books addSome Westerners stayed: Fisk counts four Western journalists still working in West Beirut.
Art and memory- testimony Robert Fisk's Pity the Nation describes 1986 in West Beirut from inside the fear of kidnapping, when only four Western journalists remained.
\_this day in full \_on this day
May 1986
Saturday, 3 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
While the bombardments continued in Beirut and its suburbs, the army closed all crossing points for security reasons, except the road of Hadeth Mreyjeh. Beirut was cut into two.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Thursday, 8 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Starting this date, Lebanon was on the black list of terrorist countries put together by the European Community ad hoc commission. This was due to the activist bases and kidnappings that were taking place in the country.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Friday, 9 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The opening of the airport of Halate caused discontent in the country. A few minutes after President Gemayel's airplane landed in Halate coming from a three-day trip in Tunisia, the airport was severely bombed.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Saturday, 10 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Syrian President Hafez El Assad examined the possibility of modifying the tripartite agreement signed in December 1985. This treaty was one of the fundamental causes of the political and military crisis that was ravaging the country since January 15.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Wednesday, 21 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
On the eve of the meeting in Dar El Fatwa between the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir and the Mufti of the Republic Sheikh Hassan Khaled, artillerymen unleashed their guns, killing 30 persons and wounding 60 others. The meeting was postponed.
What the books addAccording to Hanf, the postponed meeting took place in June, in West Beirut.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Friday, 23 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A new car bomb exploded in Sin El Fil early in the morning, when the schools were opening their doors. Seven persons were killed, 111 were wounded, and 3 had disappeared. A serious gas shortage hit West Beirut while the bombardments continued in both sectors of the capital.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Monday, 26 May 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
While the schools were closed to protest against the situation, a bomb exploded in Dora, killing a mother and her child and wounding seven persons. The conflict between the Lebanese Forces and Damascus reached its paroxysm while the camp war between Amal and the Palestinians clamed more victims.
\_this day in full \_on this day
May-June 1986: day not established
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
The second camps war between Amal and the PLO.
Amal and the Palestinians fought their second camps war in Beirut in May and June, pausing when army units with a Syrian battalion ringed Chatila and Bourj al-Barajneh late in June.
Sources differ: Hanf has fighting over the Beirut camps starting again as early as March and April 1986.
\_this day in full
June 1986
Friday, 13 June 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Muslim leaders agreed with Damascus upon the replacement of militias by regular Lebanese forces. Karameh who was back from Damascus presented the resignation of his government.
What the books addHanf records no resignation by Karami in 1986. He says Karami resisted calls to resign that autumn and resigned only on 4 May 1987.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Friday, 20 June 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Two French hostages, Philippe Rochot and Georges Hansen were released.
Art and memory- testimony The 1986 Albert Londres broadcast prize went to Philippe Rochot of Antenne 2, who had been held hostage in Lebanon.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Tuesday, 24 June 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A buffer force from the Lebanese Army deployed around the Palestinian camps. Calm was back for good on June 28.
What the books addHanf says the army units around the camps were backed by a Syrian battalion.
\_this day in full \_on this day
early June 1986: day not established
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Amal storms Tarik al-Jdideh.
Residents of Tarik al-Jdideh suffered reprisals after Amal's assault on the Sunni district: the Sixth of February Movement, based there and funded by Arafat's PLO, lost a street battle along with its PSP allies. De Clerck and Malsagne say that year's fighting drove the last Christians out of West Beirut.
\_this day in full
June 1986: day not established
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
Patriarch Sfeir meets the Mufti in West Beirut.
Christian and Muslim ministers resumed their consultations, and the newly elected Maronite Patriarch went to West Beirut to meet the Sunni Mufti.
Sources differ: Entry 924 says the meeting set for 22 May was postponed.
\_this day in full
July 1986
Thursday, 3 July 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Lebanese General Confederation of Workers called for a strike to protest against the increase in prices.
What the books addThe labour confederation's 1986 strikes began a run of ever more political protests against the war (Hanf, de Clerck and Malsagne, Traboulsi).
\_this day in full \_on this day
Saturday, 19 July 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A killing attempt was perpetrated against a bus transporting AUB students and employees from West to East Beirut. Four dead including three students and five wounded including two doctors were reported. This massacre constituted a challenge to the pacification plan.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Saturday, 26 July 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Father Martin Lawrence Jenco, a US Catholic cleric, was released. The Islamic Jihad had kidnapped him in January 1985.
Art and memory- book Father Lawrence Martin Jenco described his captivity in Bound to Forgive.
\_this day in full \_on this day
Monday, 28 July 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A bomb set in a Mercedes car exploded in Ain El Remmaneh killing 31 persons and injuring 128 others. How long will innocents of all religions be paying the price of a war that had lasted for too long?
\_this day in full \_on this day
August 1986
Friday, 8 August 1986
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
After three explosions in Dora, Jal el Dib and Bourj Hammoud, terrorism moved to Tarik Jdideh where a car bomb killed 13 persons and wounded 106 others.
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
France ends its helicopter evacuation flights from Beirut.
Paris halted the Olifant missions in August 1986 and the embassy was simply told on 8 August. From summer 1982 the French navy helicopters had evacuated 1,872 French and other Westerners.
\_this day in full \_on this day
dates 1–60 of 151 next
