16 March 1977

☠Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt

Mount Lebanon#Civil war #Syrian presence #Assassinations

AttackerSyria / Syrian Army➜TargetPSP / Jumblatt

On 16 March 1977 Kamal Jumblatt was shot dead by gunmen on the Moukhtara road near Baakline; Syrian intelligence was accused of the operation after his falling-out with Assad, and revenge massacres against the Christians of the Chouf followed.

▲ Assad–Jumblatt meeting (the seven hours)Revenge killings in the Chouf after Jumblatt's assassination ▼

Cause

Assad–Jumblatt meeting (the seven hours) (context)

Leads to

Revenge killings in the Chouf after Jumblatt's assassination Attack on St George's church in Brih (context)

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