Historical Events tagged with "christian militias"
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Military & Warfare
Karantina Massacre in Beirut
January 18th, 1976 49 years ago
In January of 1976, Lebanese Christian militias conducted a brutal operation in the Karantina area of Beirut, killing over 1,000 individuals. This massacre occurred amidst the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War, which began the previous year. Militias targeted Palestinian refugees and Muslim residents, heightening the ethnic and sectarian strife prevalent in Lebanon. The violence escalated tensions and demonstrated the deadly intensity of conflict between different groups during this period.
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