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The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in the nation of Lebanon in the Middle East. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 130,000 to 250,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people (one third of the population) were wounded, half of whom were left with lifetime disabilities. There is no consensus among scholars and researchers on what triggered the Lebanese Civil War. The antecedents of the war can be traced back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end of Lebanon's administration by the Ottoman Empire. The Cold War had a powerful disintegrative effect on Lebanon, which was closely linked to the polarization that preceded the 1958 crisis as well as the heightening tension that preceded the collapse of 1975. Regional polarization had a more important visible effect on Lebanon than did global polarization. The establishment of the state of Israel and the displacement of a hundred thousand Palestinian refugees to Lebanon (around 10% of the total population of the country) changed the demographics of Lebanon and provided a foundation for the long-term involvement of Lebanon in regional conflicts. The involvement of Syria, Israel, the United States and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) exacerbated the conflict. After a short break in the fighting in 1976 due to Arab League mediation and Syrian intervention, Palestinian-Lebanese strife continued, with fighting primarily focused in south Lebanon, occupied first by the PLO, then occupied by Israel. During the course of the fighting, alliances shifted rapidly and unpredictably. By the end of the war, nearly every party had allied with and subsequently betrayed every other party at least once. The 1980s were especially bleak: much of Beirut lay in ruins as a result of the 1976 Karantina massacre carried out by Lebanese Christian militias, the Syrian Army shelling of Christian neighborhoods in 1978 and 1981, and the Israeli invasion that evicted the PLO from the country. A number of atrocities and terrorist acts were committed by the Lebanese Christian Phalange as well as Palestinians and Israelis, all of whom participated in the war. These included the Damour massacre in which Palestinians massacred Christian inhabitants of the coastal town 20 miles south of Beirut, and the Sabra and Chatila massacre where Christian Phalange forces massacred civilians and refugees during three days, while the camps were under Israeli control. The war deteriorated ever further into sectarian carnage, and in the end Lebanon's effective independence counted among the casualties. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License how many people died in the lebanese civil war? Q. the period is from 1975- 1990. Asked by bataan03 - Sun Jan 20 05:27:29 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Estimates of deaths in the Lebanon civil war vary widely, but most are in the 100,000 to 150,000 range. [1] Global Security (link 1) is usually a reliable source, but on this topic it offers two completely different estimates of deaths (at least 100,000 ... but maybe up to 210,000). [2] Twentieth Century Atlas (source 2) estimates 150,000 deaths. It shows estimates from various sources, in the range of 100,000 to 162,000. [3] Wikipedia: In all, it is estimated that more than 100,000 people were killed, and another 100,000 handicapped by injuries. [4] onwar.com estimates 44,000 dead in 1975-76 alone. [1] [2] [3] Answered by Gromm_who_is_gone - Sun Jan 20 08:00:01 2008 Lebanese Civil War Question? Q. I'm just curious to know if there were any notable Muslims who sided with Sheikh Bachir Gemayel and Israel during the war? I'm pretty sure some Druze and Shia Muslims were part of the Christian/Israeli South Lebanon Army, but anyone else besides that? Thank you. Asked by Michael S - Mon Mar 10 22:33:01 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I'm trying to remember for you, but my answer leans towards no. The alliance between Bachir Gemayel and Israel wasn't out in the open, we would only hear of it here and there and meet people who had secretely gone with him to Israel. But logically, The war was pretty much Christians ( except for a few left wing parties) against Moslem ( Sunni, Shia, PLO and Druze) Jumblat allied with Israel when they invaded Chouf ( can't remember the year) but that was with the view to kick Christians and the LF from Chouf. I'm not sure about Druze in the South Lebanon's Army ( under Saad Haddad) I think it was just Christians and Shia. Answered by webby - Mon Mar 10 23:23:01 2008 What the world would be if Zionist movement would not exist?
Q. The Muzzie who posted this question blocked me without any reason. So, I will answer here and will ask your opinion about my scenario. I think that without Zionist movement the world would be at least with 1 million Arabs less. Why? Because Syria, lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, all of them considered Palestine as part of their state. And the War between them was inevitable. The historic data about casualties in ME wars is as follows: casualties in mideast conflicts (Britannica): Just few of the no. you don't "know about" : Arab-Israeli dispute (over 5 decades) 70, 000 Algerian civil war (1954-62) 1, 000, 000 Egypt's invasion of Yemen (early 60s) 250, 000 Lebanese civil war (1975-76) 150, 000 Libya's invasion of Chad (1977-87) 100, 000 … [cont.] Asked by Simple Simon - Tue Aug 25 14:15:41 2009 - - 8 Answers - 1 Comments A. Well without the Zionist movement Neo would still be in the Matrix, and theoretically the robots would eventually find a way to make power other than harvesting body heat and would just kill everyone off. Answered by Hylian Anchorman - Tue Aug 25 14:24:10 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Lebanese Civil War"
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