War of the Camps
1985–1988 subconflict during Lebanese Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The War of the Camps (Arabic: حرب المعسكرات|Harb al-Mukhayimat), was a subconflict within the 1984–1990 phase of the Lebanese Civil War, in which the Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut were besieged by the Shia Amal militia.[1]
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War of the Camps | |||||||
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Part of the Lebanese Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: Al-MourabitounHezbollah CAOL SSNP-L (Anti-Syrian government faction) PSP (1987) LCP (1987) |
SSNP-L (Pro-Syrian government faction) Supported by: | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yasser Arafat Abu Abbas Nayef Hawatmeh Ibrahim Kulaylat Abbas al-Musawi Mohsen Ibrahim Inaam Raad Walid Jumblatt George Hawi |
Nabih Berri Isaam al-Mahayri Ahmed Jibril Abu Musa Hafez al-Assad Ghazi Kanaan Michel Aoun | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Between 4,500 and 6,500 dead |
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The War of the Camps was a struggle for control over West Beirut and was considered an extension of the political struggle between Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). It took place between May 1985 and July 1988.