1982 Lebanon War |
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Part of Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Lebanese Civil War |
Lebanese troops in Beirut, 1976 |
Date | 6 June 1982 – 5 June 1985(main phase June–September 1982) |
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Location | |
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Result | Inconclusive Israeli tactical victories but overall strategic failure |
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Territorial changes | Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (1982–1985). Syrian de facto occupation of Lebanon (1976–2005). |
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Belligerents |
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Israel Lebanese Front SLA | PLO Syria LNRF Other armed groups: |
Commanders and leaders |
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Israel: Menachem Begin (Prime Minister) Ariel Sharon (Ministry of Defence) Rafael Eitan (Army Chief of Staff) David Ivry (Israeli Air Force) Ze'ev Almog (Israeli Sea Corps) Phalange: Bachir Gemayel Fadi Frem Elie Hobeika Al-Tanzim: Fawzi Mahfuz SLA: Saad Haddad | PLO: Yasser Arafat (Chairman of the PLO) Syria: Hafez al-Assad (President) Mustafa Tlass (Minister of Defense) LCP: George Hawi Elias Atallah Amal: Nabih Berri ASALA: Monte Melkonian Hagop Hagopian Kevork Ajemian PKK: Mahsum Korkmaz Ibrahim Kulaylat Others: Muhsin Ibrahim Abbas al-Musawi Ragheb Harb Murat Karayılan Inaam Raad Said Shaaban |
Strength |
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Israel: 78,000 troops 800 tanks 1,500 APCs 634 aircraft LF: 30,000 troops SLA: 5,000 troops 97 tanks | Syria: 22,000 troops 352 tanks 300 APCs 450 aircraft 300 artillery pieces 100 anti-aircraft guns 125 SAM batteries PLO: 15,000 troops 80 tanks 150 APCs 350+ artillery pieces 250+ anti-aircraft guns |
Casualties and losses |
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Israel: 1,216 killed (1982-2000) | Syrian & Palestinian combatants: See Casualties below. |
Civilians: See Casualties below. |