7 February 1984
●The national parties take West Beirut
Beirut & suburbs#Civil war
PartiesAmal MovementPSP / JumblattNational Movement / Left
On 7 February 1984, the day after the 6 February uprising, the Amal Movement, the Progressive Socialist Party and their allies tightened their control over the southern suburbs and West Beirut after the army's withdrawal; West Beirut remained in the militias' hands until the Syrian army's entry in 1987.