19 May 1985

⚔The War of the Camps

Beirut & suburbs#Civil war #Palestinians in Lebanon #Syrian presence #Amal–Hezbollah

AttackerSyria / Syrian ArmyAmal MovementLebanese Army➜TargetPalestinians (refugees & camps)PLO / Fatah

Between the Amal Movement (backed by Syria and the Lebanese army) and the PLO (backed by the Socialist Party and Hezbollah). Marginal note: Hezbollah intervened to break Amal's siege of the camps (?).

▲ Amal and the PSP crush al-Mourabitoun Damascus ceasefire between Amal and the Palestinian Salvation Front ▼

Cause

Fighting east of Sidon (context)Amal and the PSP crush al-Mourabitoun

Leads to

Israel withdraws to the security belt (context)Damascus ceasefire between Amal and the Palestinian Salvation Front The Tripartite Agreement (context)Flag War: Amal driven out of West Beirut (context)

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