1982 invasion of Lebanon
| 1982 Lebanon War | |||||||||
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| Part of the Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon (Israeli–Palestinian conflict) and Lebanese Civil War | |||||||||
 Lebanese troops in Beirut, 1982 |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 South Lebanon Army
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Israel: Phalange: Bachir Gemayel Fadi Frem Elie Hobeika Al-Tanzim: Fawzi Mahfuz SLA: Saad Haddad |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Israel: 657 dead 3,887 wounded 4 missing 8 captured 30 tanks lost 100 tanks damaged 175 APCs destroyed or damaged 1 aircraft lost 2 helicopters lost |
PLO: 2,400 dead 6,000 captured Syria: 1,200 dead 3,000 wounded 296 captured 300-350 tanks lost 150 APCs lost ~100 artillery pieces lost 82–86 aircraft lost 12 helicopters lost 29 SAM missile batteries lost |
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| Civilians:5,000-8,000 civilians killed | |||||||||
Israeli tactical victories but overall strategic failure.
Syrian political advantage
PLO
Syria Jammoul
Hezbollah
Amal
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