What the records say
- When
- 19 Oct 1976 – 21 Oct 1976
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 70
- Coordinates
- 33.41° N, 35.56° E
- Description
- 1976 massacre in Lebanon
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Aishiyeh massacres
1976 massacre in Lebanon
The Aishiyeh massacre was a massacre in 1976 in Aishiya, Lebanon, of more than 70 Lebanese Christian civilians, including at least 7 under the age of 16, by the Syrian backed Palestinian factions Fatah and As-Sa'iqa during the Lebanese Civil War. Four people were reported to be executed and one was burned alive. The village was depopulated and used as Palestine Liberation Organization base of operation.
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