Battle of Tripoli

When

3 Nov 1983 – 20 Dec 1983

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.44° N, 35.83° E

Description

1983 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Battle during the Lebanese Civil War

The Battle of Tripoli was a major battle during the middle of the Lebanese Civil War in late 1983. It took place in the northern coastal city of Tripoli between pro-Syrian Palestinian militant factions and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) led by Yasser Arafat. It resulted in the withdrawal of PLO and mostly ended their involvement in the war.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Yasser Arafat et de ses fedayin, assiégés à Tripoli (Liban) lors de la bataille de Tripoli par les Syriens et des Palestiniens pro-syriens”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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