The Lebanese Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities [5] and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. [6]

Michel Aoun during the Lebanese Civil War. On 15 February 1989 General Aoun launched an offensive, with those Lebanese Army Brigades loyal to him (30% of whom were Sunni), [20] against Geagea's Lebanese Forces (LF) positions around Christian East Beirut.

Jan 16, 2025 · Lebanese Civil War was a civil conflict (1975–90) in Lebanon characterized by the deterioration of the state and the coalescence of militias along communal lines. The conflict was exacerbated by the participation of foreign actors, especially the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Syria, and Israel.

The War of Elimination (Arabic: حرب الإلغاء [1] or War of Attrition, also known as the Aoun-Geagea War) was an inter-Christian military conflict within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War as part of the War of Liberation which took place between January and October 1990.

Jan 18, 2025 · Michel Aoun, Lebanese Army commander (1984–88) who was appointed prime minister in 1988 and later served as president (2016–22) of Lebanon. Although a Maronite Christian, he fought sectarianism during the civil war and sought to bring the country under the unified control of the army and to oust Syria from the country.

4 days ago · The final vestiges of the Lebanese civil war were at last extinguished on October 13, 1990, when Syrian troops launched a ground and air attack against Aoun and forced him into exile.

Jan 22, 2025 · Lebanese Christians supported Aoun, based in East Beirut, while Muslims supported Hoss, who was based in West Beirut and had Syrian support. In February 1989, General Aoun launched what he called a “War of liberation” …

Jan 9, 2025 · Aoun’s official Lebanese army biography states that he enrolled in the military academy in 1983, during the Lebanese civil war. He steadily rose through the ranks, undergoing various training in ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The duty of all Lebanese people and all friends of Lebanon is to give Aoun the support he needs to build the “strong” state that the people of Lebanon require to thrive and to live in peace. Frederic C. Hof is a senior fellow at Bard College’s Center for Civic Engagement. Hof served as a military attaché during Lebanon’s civil war and ...

Nov 1, 1990 · For the last fifteen years Lebanon has been torn by civil war. Do the departure of General Michel Aoun and the implementation of the Taif accord presage peace? Observers of the conflict in Lebanon show guarded optimism.