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<ref name=burke/>(LMM a leftist, pan-Arabist and Syrian nationalist parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, which supported the [[PLO]], some of its members evolved further on into Islamic fundamentalists).

<ref name=burke/>(LMM a leftist, pan-Arabist and Syrian nationalist parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, which supported the [[PLO]], some of its members evolved further on into Islamic fundamentalists).

Damour had one public hospital where Muslims and Christians were treated equally. The commander of the assault, '''Zuheir-Mouhsein''', was later known as "The Butcher of Damour". Assisting Mouhsein was [[Fatah]] commander Colonel '''Abu Musa'''. The siege began on January 9, 1976. According to British journalist Robert Fisk, Abu Musa actually led the attack.<ref name=ict-1036>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.</ref> Others also assert Abu Musa's major role.<ref name=braley/><ref name=gowers>Andrew Gowers, ‎Tony Walker (1992). "Behind the Myth: Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Revolution." [https://books.google.com/books?id=i_UNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22abu+musa%22+%22damour%22 p. 151].

Damour had one public hospital where Muslims and Christians were treated equally. The commander of the assault, '''Zuheir-Mouhsein''', was later known as "The Butcher of Damour".<ref>Anderson, N. (2019). NOC Twice: More UK Non-Official Cover Operations. (n.p.): MIURA!. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RkOHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA111 pp. 111-112].

The guy's responsible for quite a large number of hits, but chiefly the massacre of hundreds of Lebanese Christians in January 1976. If you you must know how despicable this cunt is, he likes to slice his victims' p__ises off and shove them in their mouths – dead or alive."</blockquote></ref> Assisting Mouhsein was [[Fatah]] commander Colonel '''Abu Musa'''. The siege began on January 9, 1976. According to British journalist Robert Fisk, Abu Musa actually led the attack.<ref name=ict-1036>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.</ref> Others also assert Abu Musa's major role.<ref name=braley/><ref name=gowers>Andrew Gowers, ‎Tony Walker (1992). "Behind the Myth: Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Revolution." [https://books.google.com/books?id=i_UNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22abu+musa%22+%22damour%22 p. 151].

''It was also the stronghold of a Maronite leader, Camille Chamoun, who was a particular target of Palestinian hatred.

''It was also the stronghold of a Maronite leader, Camille Chamoun, who was a particular target of Palestinian hatred.

From mid-January 1976, columns of Fatah fighters from the southern port city of Sidon converged on Damour under the command of a former Jordanian artillery officer, Mohammed Said Musa Maragha: under his nom de guerre, Abu Musa, he would gain notoriety seven years later as one of the leaders of a bloody mutiny against Arafat's leadership.''</ref>

From mid-January 1976, columns of Fatah fighters from the southern port city of Sidon converged on Damour under the command of a former Jordanian artillery officer, Mohammed Said Musa Maragha: under his nom de guerre, Abu Musa, he would gain notoriety seven years later as one of the leaders of a bloody mutiny against Arafat's leadership.''</ref>