Difference between revisions of "Deir Ashash killing"
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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.... | 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> | + | Al Saaka (or al-Saika, or al-Saeqa) rumored to have been a Syrian [[Ba'athist]] tool working against the Lebanese.</blockquote></ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:04, June 10, 2021
The Deir Ashash killing occurred on 10 September 1975, the Christian village of Deir Ashash in the north of Lebanon was attacked, with the slaughter of three very elderly priests and forcing inhabitants from their homes.[1]
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. [2]
See also
References
- ↑ Mordechai Nisan (2004) "The Conscience of Lebanon: A Political Biography of Etienne Sakr (Abu-Arz)." p. 158
- ↑ Bassil A. Mardelli (2012) "Middle East Perspectives: From Lebanon (1968–1988)." p. 303.
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....
Al Saaka (or al-Saika, or al-Saeqa) rumored to have been a Syrian Ba'athist tool working against the Lebanese.