1975 – 1990
Lebanon's fifteen-year civil war was one of the most brutal and complex conflicts of the twentieth century, pitting Christian Maronites against Palestinian guerrillas, Druze militias, Shia movements, and eventually drawing in Syria, Israel, and the United States. Beginning with a bus massacre in April 1975, the war divided Beirut along a fortified 'Green Line,' produced the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the bombing of the US Marine barracks, and a decade of car bombs and hostage-taking. It ended only with the Taif Agreement in 1989 and left Lebanon under Syrian dominance, Hezbollah entrenched in the south, and roughly 150,000 dead.
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Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Lebanon's fifteen-year civil war was one of the most brutal and complex conflicts of the twentieth century, pitting Christian Maronites against Palestinian guerrillas, Druze militias, Shia movements, and eventually drawing in Syria, Israel, and the United States. Beginning with a bus massacre in April 1975, the war divided Beirut along a fortified 'Green Line,' produced the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the bombing of the US Marine barracks, and a decade of car bombs and hostage-taking. It ended only with the Taif Agreement in 1989 and left Lebanon under Syrian dominance, Hezbollah entrenched in the south, and roughly 150,000 dead.
Lebanese Civil War was fought from 1975 to 1990.
Lebanese Civil War was fought between Lebanese Forces / Maronites and PLO / LNM / Amal / Hezbollah.
An estimated 150,000 people died in Lebanese Civil War, including roughly 55,000 military and 95,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Operation Peace for Galilee — Second Israeli Invasion, Siege of Beirut, Syrian Military Intervention, and War of the Camps.