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1982 Lebanon war

1982 Lebanon War
Part of the Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon (Israeli–Palestinian conflict) and Lebanese Civil War
Lebanese Army, Beirut, Lebanon 1982.jpg
Lebanese troops in Beirut, 1982
Date 6 June 1982 – June 1985
(main phase June–September 1982)
Location Southern Lebanon
Result

Israeli tactical victories but overall strategic failure.
Syrian political advantage

Territorial
changes
Self-proclaimed Free Lebanon State slowly transforms into South Lebanon Security Zone
Belligerents

 Israel
Lebanon Lebanese Front

Lebanon South Lebanon Army

Flag of Palestine.svg PLO
Syria Syria
Lebanon Jammoul
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Amal

Commanders and leaders

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
Hezbollah:
Abbas al-Musawi
Al-Mourabitoun:
Ibrahim Kulaylat
Amal:
Nabih Berri
ASALA:
Monte Melkonian
PKK:
Mahsum Korkmaz
Others:
Muhsin Ibrahim
Abbas al-Musawi
Ragheb Harb
Murat Karayılan
Inaam Raad
Said Shaaban
Strength
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
Israel: 657 dead, 3,887 wounded Syrian & Palestinian combatants:
See Casualties below.
Civilians: See Casualties below.

Israeli tactical victories but overall strategic failure.
Syrian political advantage

 Israel
Lebanon Lebanese Front

Flag of Palestine.svg PLO
Syria Syria
Lebanon Jammoul
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Amal


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