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Name: Syrian occupation of Lebanon

Type: Event

Start: 1976 AD

End: 1976 AD

Parent: Lebanese Civil War

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Was a Syrian military invasion of Lebanon that took place in 1976 and led to the occupation of the eastern part of the country. Syria wanted to reduce Lebanon to a client state.

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  • June 1976: Another Syrian column moved north through the Bekaa valley, before then going west towards Tripoli, where it was stopped by Christian forces.
  • October 1976: A second Syrian offensive in mid-October 1976 succeeded at capturing all of central Lebanon as well as some of the country's most important urban centres.
  • June 1976: A Syrian column under the command of Hafez al-Assad, advanced towards Beirut.
  • June 1976: On 31 May 1976, The Syrian army began an invasion of Lebanon. 2000 troops and 60 tanks marched in 3 columns during a 3-pronged offensive. The first column marched south across Shuf towards Sidon, where it was halted by PLO forces.

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