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The Massacres and Crimes Committed by the Palestinians and the Syrians Against the Lebanese (1975–90)
"The Conscience of Lebanon: A Political Biography of Etienne Sakr (Abu-Arz)" ^
| 2004
| M. Nisan
Posted on 06/09/2021 7:59:55 PM PDT by Conservat1
- 20 May 1975: Palestinians from the Tel el-Zaater camp attacked the Dekkwaneh neighborhood in East Beirut killing tens of civilians.
- 10 September 1975: The Christian village of Deir Ashash in the north of Lebanon was attacked, with the slaughter of three very elderly priests and forcing inhabitants from their homes.
- 11 September 1975: The Christian village of Beit Mallat was attacked, leaving seven people killed while ten were kidnapped.
- 9 October 1975: The Christian village of Tal Abbas in the northern Akkar region was attacked with 15 people killed. A local church was set alight.
- 30 October 1975: The village of Naameh was attacked and tens of civilians were killed. (In 1948 the convents of Naameh sheltered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.)
- 13–15 January 1976: The Christian towns of Damour and Jiyya south of Beirut were attacked. Initially 50 civilians were slaughtered in Damour, among which was the entire Canaan family. Executions of people followed and the cemetery was excavated. More than 300 inhabitants were killed and the churches were vandalized. Women were raped and little children hacked to death.
- 15 January 1976: Palestinians assaulted Kab Elias, a Christian-Muslim village in the Bekka. Sixteen Christians were killed and 23 injured. The exodus of Christians to Zahle, East Beirut and Jouniya began.
- 19 January 1976: The village of Hosh Barada in the Bekka was attacked and destroyed. Tens of residents were executed.
- 21 January 1976: The Christian town of Damour was still under assault, 260 more people were massacred. (582 people in total.)
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- 10 March 1976: The al-Khiam barracks in southern Lebanon were attacked, and more than 30 Lebanese soldiers were executed.
- 16 May 1976: Edward Saab, chief editor of L'Orient-Le Jour, was assassinated.
- 31 May 1976: The Syrians invaded Lebanon by openly employing their army, attacking the Akkar region, sacking towns and villages, killing over 50 civilians.
- 1 June 1976: American Ambassador Francis E.Meloy, Jr. was assassinated in Beirut along with his Economic Assistant and Lebanese driver.
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