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Notable leaders in the massacre were two [[Palestinian]]s:
Notable leaders in the massacre were two [[Palestinian]]s:
'''Zuheir-Mouhsein''' (Palestinian leader of the pro-Syrian founded [[As-Sa'iqa]] faction of the [[PLO]]) also known as the "butcher of Damour" and [[Fatah]]'s '''Abu Musa'''.<ref name=ict-1036/><ref name=braley/>
'''Zuheir-Mouhsein''' (Palestinian leader of the pro-Syrian founded [[As-Sa'iqa]] faction of the [[PLO]]) also known as the "butcher of Damour" and [[Fatah]]'s [[Abu Musa]].<ref name=ict-1036/><ref name=braley/><ref name=gowers/>
The massacre entailed cruel acts and bragging about it with photos.<ref name=oasis/>
The massacre entailed cruel acts and bragging about it with photos.<ref name=oasis/>
<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>
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>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.
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>
Between 5,000 <ref name=forgotten/> and 10,000<ref name=oasis/> [[Palestinian]] terrorists participated in the crime.
Between 5,000 <ref name=forgotten/> and 10,000<ref name=oasis/> [[Palestinian]] terrorists participated in the crime.