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1985 · Lebanon History

16 February 1985Hezbollah's open letterOn 16 February 1985, on the anniversary of the assassination of Sheikh Ragheb Harb, Sayyed Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed read…
16 February 1985Israel withdraws from SidonOn 16 February 1985 Israel completed the first stage of its withdrawal, evacuating Sidon and its surroundings to the…
4 March 1985The Maarake mosque bombing and the killing of Mohammad Saad
8 March 1985Bir al-Abed bombingOn 8 March 1985 a car bomb exploded near the house of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah in Bir al-Abed, killing more…
10 March 1985Abu Zeinab (Amer Kalakesh) operation near Metula
11 March 1985The Zrariyeh massacre
12 March 1985The 12 March revolt: Geagea against Amin GemayelOn 12 March 1985 Samir Geagea and Elie Hobeika led an "uprising" inside the Lebanese Forces against the leadership of…
16 March 1985Terry Anderson kidnappedOn 16 March 1985 the Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was kidnapped in West Beirut; he remained a hostage…
18 March 1985Fighting east of SidonAnd the displacement of the Christians: after Israel's withdrawal from Sidon (16 February), fighting broke out east of…
22 March 1985French diplomats Carton and Fontaine kidnapped
9 April 1985The Sanaa Mehaidli operation
15 April 1985Amal and the PSP crush al-MourabitounFrom 15 April 1985 Amal, the Progressive Socialist Party and the Communist Popular Guard attacked the Mourabitoun…
29 April 1985Israel withdraws from Tyre
19 May 1985The War of the CampsBetween the Amal Movement (backed by Syria and the Lebanese army) and the PLO (backed by the Socialist Party and…
22 May 1985Michel Seurat and Jean-Paul Kauffmann kidnappedOn 22 May 1985 the researcher Michel Seurat and the journalist Jean-Paul Kauffmann were kidnapped on the Beirut airport…
22 May 1985Beirut car bomb: 48 killed
9 June 1985Thomas Sutherland kidnapped
10 June 1985Israel withdraws to the security beltOn 14 January 1985 the Israeli government approved a withdrawal in three stages under the pressure of resistance…
14 June 1985Hijacking of a US airliner (TWA 847)
17 June 1985Damascus ceasefire between Amal and the Palestinian Salvation Front
15 July 1985The Kfar Tibnit crossing operation
14 August 1985Two East Beirut car bombs: 65 killed
4 October 1985William Buckley's execution announcedOn 4 October 1985 "Islamic Jihad" announced the execution of the CIA's Beirut station chief William Buckley, kidnapped…
28 December 1985The Tripartite AgreementThe appointment of Elie Hobeika (accused of the Sabra and Shatila massacre) as head of the Lebanese Forces, his signing…