The Lebanese Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية‎) was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 130,000 to 250,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people (one fourth 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 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.

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What acheivements have Lebanese people made that makes them feel so proud???
Q. Lebanese people are the most proud arabs.They always say that they are the best,when you ask them why???they say Cause am Lebanese.And if u comment they say that u r nobody to talk about my country. I just know that Lebanese people had civil war In that war Sunni muslims killed Shiaas and Shiaas did the same to sunnies. Poor christians were killed by muslims. they are puppets of Syria and Iran They do anything when Syria and Iran fil their pockets with money.Israeilies occupied their land for 20 years. . Pls let me know what are they so proud of???If u r lebanbese pls do not tell me : -You have the most democratic country in middle east cause your girls are not forced to wear Hijab. -You have the most beautiful City in the middle east .Ther [cont.]
Asked by Mazi - Wed Jul 18 17:10:53 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First, your grammar is atrocious! Second, Lebanese are no more proud than any other Middle-Eastern group
Answered by Rusty Shackleford - Wed Jul 18 17:13:34 2007

Social Studies Help Anyone?
Q. What was the invovlement with the Lebanese Muslims in the 1975 Lebanese Civil War?
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Q. How did this conflict start? I know it had to do with the Lebanese Civil War, but does it go deeper than that?
Asked by Trylemma - Sun May 3 11:32:18 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. ask in the lebanon section and you will get more answers since many lebanese are in lebanon section
Answered by meerna - Tue May 5 16:11:58 2009

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