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Siege of Beirut

Siege of Beirut was a siege conducted on 14 June 1982 at Beirut, in what is now Lebanon; it lasted 2 months. It was part of the 1982 Lebanon War, which ran from 1982 to 1985. The recorded result: Israeli victoryPalestinian militants PLO withdrawal from Lebanon. Recorded strength: 76,000 against 12,000.

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An aerial view of the stadium used as an ammunition supply site for the Palestine Liberation Organization during a confrontation with the Israelis. Marines have been deployed here to participate in a
An aerial view of the stadium used as an ammunition supply site for the Palestine Liberation Organization during a confrontation with the Israelis. Marines have been deployed here to participate in a . PHAN ROBERT FEARY, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 June 1982lasted 2 months
WhereBeirut, Lebanon33.890N, 35.500E
OutcomeIsraeli victoryPalestinian militants PLO withdrawal from Lebanon
BelligerentsIsrael; SLAagainstPLO; Syria; LNRFINM; ASALA; PKK
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part of1982 Lebanon War1982 to 1985

Where it sits in the 1982 Lebanon War

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7 placed engagements of the 1982 Lebanon War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 June 1982
to 21 August 1982
PlaceBeirut, Lebanon
33.890N, 35.500E
KindSiege, Cold War
Territorial changeAll territorial gains were quickly aborted, except for a ten-mile wide security zone. -->
Strength76,00012,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown; 4,000–5,000 Lebanese civilians killed
Commanders
  • Yasser Arafat
  • Saad Sayel
  • Khalil al-Wazir
  • Salah Khalaf
  • George Habash
  • Mahmoud Da'as
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1912 and 1982.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1982

Siege of Beirut is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2617818, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Beirut, revision 1370739371, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.