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| | *[[Naameh massacre]] | | *[[Naameh massacre]] |
| | *[[Kab Elias massacre]] | | *[[Kab Elias massacre]] |
| | + | *[[Aishiyeh massacre]] |
| | + | *[[Shekka massacre]] |
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| | It also saw the rise of radicalism among a small number of Lebanese Muslim factions who believed that the successive Israeli and U.S. interventions in Lebanon were serving primarily Christian interests. It was from these factions that Hezbollah emerged from a loose coalition of Shi'a groups. Hezbollah employed terrorist tactics and was supported by Syria and Iran. | | It also saw the rise of radicalism among a small number of Lebanese Muslim factions who believed that the successive Israeli and U.S. interventions in Lebanon were serving primarily Christian interests. It was from these factions that Hezbollah emerged from a loose coalition of Shi'a groups. Hezbollah employed terrorist tactics and was supported by Syria and Iran. |
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| − | ====Worsening sectarian clashes after Israel's exit 1983==== | + | ====Worsening violence minutes after Israel's exit 1983==== |
| − | Immediately after the IDF left Lebanon in 1983, secterian clashes resumed. Such was the case in the Chouf region. | + | Immediately after the IDF evacuated the Chouf Mountains region Lebanon in Sept. 4, 1983, an explosion of violence erupted, minutes after. |
| − | | + | Especially troubling was the "shelling of units of the multinational force, charged with supporting the embattled government of Lebanon, marked a new escalation."<ref>[https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1983/9/19/slaughter-in-lebanon "Slaughter in Lebanon," Linda Diebel, Macleans, Sep 19, 1983. |
| | + | ''The fighting had erupted Sept. 4, minutes after the Israeli army evacuated the Chouf Mountains overlooking Beirut.''</ref> Secterian clashes resumed. Such was the case in the Chouf region. |
| | As explained in the ''Christian Science Monitor'':<ref>"[https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/1020/20071.html A Lebanon Village Welcomes Christians Once Driven Away]Edward Yeranian, Special to The Christian Science Monitor Oct 22, 1995. | | As explained in the ''Christian Science Monitor'':<ref>"[https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/1020/20071.html A Lebanon Village Welcomes Christians Once Driven Away]Edward Yeranian, Special to The Christian Science Monitor Oct 22, 1995. |
| | Houses spruced up in an effort to woo residents who fled 1980's civil.</ref><blockquote>Everything began in 1983, after Israel started withdrawing from the Chouf, following its 1982 invasion to dislodge the Palestinian guerrillas from Lebanon. | | Houses spruced up in an effort to woo residents who fled 1980's civil.</ref><blockquote>Everything began in 1983, after Israel started withdrawing from the Chouf, following its 1982 invasion to dislodge the Palestinian guerrillas from Lebanon. |