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Battle of the Hotels

Battle of the Hotels
Part of the Lebanese Civil War
Holiday Inn Beirut 4221308304 3229d92857 t.jpg
The ruined Holiday Inn Beirut in the hotel district of Beirut, with the Phoenicia in front of it on the right in 2009
Date October 24, 1975 – March 1976
Location Beirut
Result
  • Division of Beirut
  • Displacement of Christians in the Muslim/Leftist-controlled West Beirut
  • Lebanese Front expulsion from West Beirut
Belligerents

Lebanon Lebanese National Movement

Amal

ASALA

Palestine Liberation Organization PLO

Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Lebanese Arab Army

Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Lebanese Front

Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Army of Free Lebanon

Lebanon Internal Security Forces
Commanders and leaders

Flag of Mourabitoun.gif Ibrahim Kulaylat
Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party.svg Kamal Jumblatt
Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg George Hawi
Muhsin Ibrahim
Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg Inaam Raad

Lt. Ahmed al-Khatib

Musa al-Sadr

Hagop Hagopian

Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat
Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg Zuheir Mohsen
George Habash

Nayef Hawatmeh

Logo of Kataeb Party.svg Pierre Gemayel
Logo of Kataeb Party.svg Bachir Gemayel
Logo of Kataeb Party.svg William Hawi
Dany Chamoun
Etienne Saqr
Tony Franjieh
Al-Tanzim logo.png Obad Zouein
Al-Tanzim logo.png Fawzi Mahfouz
Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Bashir el-Khoury

Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Saad Haddad
Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Col. Antoine Barakat
Strength
LNM: ~1,500
PLO: ~500
Lebanese Arab Army: ~300		 LF: ~1,000
Casualties and losses
200 dead
500 wounded		 500 dead
750 wounded

Lebanon Lebanese National Movement

Amal

ASALA

Palestine Liberation Organization PLO

Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Lebanese Front


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