![]() September 21: Amin Gemayel, Bashir Gemayel's elder brother, elected president. September 17-18: Sabra and Shatila massacre, Christian militia killed about 1,000 Palestinians in the Israeli-controlled area of Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, prompting the return of a multi-national U.S., French and Italian peace-keeping force. September 15: Israeli forces invade Beirut after asking civilians to leave the city. September 14: Lebanese President-Elect Bashir Gemayel is assassinated at his headquarters in East Beirut. September 10: Multinational force completes its withdrawal from Beirut. Marines, French paratroopers and Italian soldiers lands in Beirut to assist in the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization fighters.Īugust 30: PLO forces evacuate Lebanon, under the supervision of US-French-Italian forces. June 6: Israeli invasion: Israel invades Lebanon and reaches the southern suburbs of Beirut.Īugust 23: Bashir Gemayel elected president of Lebanon.Īugust 24: A multinational force of U.S. Syria was accorded the predominant role in the ADF, which was to be a peacekeeping body and to maintain the cease-fire. The Arab Deterrent Force (ADF) was formed. October 21: Cease-fire agreement: A cease-fire was agreed upon following the Arab Summit in Riyad (November 16-17). Thousands of Palestinians died in the siege and its aftermath. June 1: Syrian army enters Lebanon and stops the vast military gains of Palestinian guerrillas and the Muslim forces against Christian militias.Īugust 12: Tal-al-Zaatar camp siege endedand the camp fell in the hands of Christian militias. January 21: Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) was formed under the leadership of Lieutenant Ahmed al-Khatib and represented Muslim officers and soldiers who defected from the army of Lebanon and accused its Maronite leadership of collaboration with Maronite right-wing militias. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands were displaced. January 20: Damour Massacre: Palestinian guerrillas and the National Movement attacked and destroyed the Christian populated town of Damour south of Beirut. By September 10 all multinational forces had been withdrawn, and the 32nd was back aboard ships and headed to Naples. Hundred of Palestinians were killed and the inhabitants fled before the shantytown was burned and bulldozed. ![]() January 18: Karantina Massacre: Right-wing Christian forces like the Guardians of the Cedars, the Phalangist and the Tigers Militia took control of the Karantina district. January 5: Sieges of Tal al-Zaatar Palestinian camp by the Lebanese Front. A number involved military operations promoted by European Powers and the United States of America, which were, at that time, considered as humanitarian.
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