Throughout the month of September 1975, battles broke out in the north of Lebanon...
Throughout the month of September 1975, battles broke out in the north of Lebanon...
−
On September 10, ''Al Saaka'' [[Palestinian]]-[[Syrian]] forces attacked the village of Deir Ashash and killed three priests. All residents had to flee. The next day, they attacked the village of Bait Mallat killing seven and kidnapping ten of its Christian dwellers.</blockquote></ref>
+
On September 10, ''Al Saaka'' [[Palestinian]]-[[Syrian]] forces attacked the village of Deir Ashash and killed three priests. All residents had to flee. The next day, they attacked the village of Bait Mallat killing seven and kidnapping ten of its Christian dwellers....
+
Al Saaka (or al-Saika, or al-Saeqa) rumored to have been a Syrian Ba'athist tool working against the Lebanese.</blockquote></ref>