Lebanese Civil War 1975–1990
| Armed conflict | Perpetrator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanese Civil War | Various | ||
| Incident | Type of crime | Persons responsible | Notes |
| Black Saturday | Crimes against humanity (200 to 600 killed) | Kataeb Party | On December 6, 1975, Black Saturday was a series of massacres and armed clashes in Beirut, that occurred in the first stages of the Lebanese Civil War. |
| Karantina massacre | Crimes against humanity (Estimated 1,000 to 1,500 killed) | Kataeb Party, Guardians of the Cedars, Tigers Militia | Took place early in the Lebanese Civil War on January 18, 1976. Karantina was overrun by the Lebanese Christian militias, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,000-1,500 people. |
| Tel al-Zaatar massacre | Crimes against humanity (Estimated 1,000 to 3,000 killed) | Lebanese Front, Tigers Militia, Syrian Army, Lebanese Armed Forces | The Tel al-Zaatar Battle took place during the Lebanese Civil War from June 22 - August 12, 1976. Tel al-Zaatar was a UNRWA administered Palestinian Refugee camp housing approximately 50,000-60,000 refugees in northeast Beirut. Tel al-Zaatar massacre refers to crimes committed around this battle. |
| Damour massacre | Crimes against humanity (Estimated 684 civilians killed) | PLO, Lebanese National Movement | Took place on January 20, 1976. Damour, a Christian town on the main highway south of Beirut. It was attacked by the Palestine Liberation Organisation units. Part of its population died in battle or in the massacre that followed, and the remainder were forced to flee. |
| Sabra and Shatila massacre | Crimes against humanity (762 to 3,500 (number disputed)) | Kataeb Party | Took place in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon between September 16 and September 18, 1982. Palestinian and Lebanese civilians were massacred in the camps by Christian Lebanese Phalangists while the camp was surrounded by the Israel Defense Force. Israeli forces controlled the entrances to the refugee camps of Palestinians and controlled the entrance to the city. The massacre was immediately preceded by the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, the leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party. Following the assassination, an armed group entered the camp and murdered inhabitants during the night. It is now generally agreed that the killers were "the Young Men", a gang recruited by Elie Hobeika. |
| October 13 massacre | Crimes against humanity (500-700 killed during the fighting. Additionally at least 240 unarmed prisoners executed, including civilians) | Syrian Army, Hafez al-Assad | Took place on October 13, 1990, during the final moments of the Lebanese Civil War, when hundreds of Lebanese soldiers were executed after they surrendered to Syrian forces. |
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