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| | ====Worsening violence minutes after Israel's exit 1983==== | | ====Worsening violence minutes after Israel's exit 1983==== |
| | Immediately after the IDF evacuated the Chouf Mountains region Lebanon in Sept. 4, 1983, an explosion of violence erupted, minutes after. | | 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. | + | 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. | | ''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. |
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| | In the nearby villages of Kfar Matta and Kfar Nabrakh, the Christian militia also massacred several dozen Druze civilians.</blockquote> | | In the nearby villages of Kfar Matta and Kfar Nabrakh, the Christian militia also massacred several dozen Druze civilians.</blockquote> |
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| | ====Worsening Conflict and Political Crisis, 1985-89==== | | ====Worsening Conflict and Political Crisis, 1985-89==== |