battle, Cold War

Battle of Kaukaba

Name: Battle of Kaukaba
Location: Kaukaba, Lebanon

Battle of Kaukaba was a battle fought in 1978 at Kaukaba, in what is now Lebanon. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kaukaba. It was part of the Lebanese Civil War, which ran from 1975 to 1990. The recorded result: Norwegian victory.

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Fought1978

WhereKaukaba, Lebanon33.396N, 35.638E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNorwegian victory

BelligerentsNorwayagainstPLO

Casualties and losses1 woundedand1 dead, 1 wounded (Palestinian sources); 8 dead (Norwegian sources)

Part ofLebanese Civil War1975 to 1990

Where it sits in the Lebanese Civil War

6 placed engagements of the Lebanese Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1978 (year precision)
Place	Kaukaba, Lebanon 33.396N, 35.638E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	1 wounded	1 dead, 1 wounded (Palestinian sources); 8 dead (Norwegian sources)

Placed at Kaukaba; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Merdjayoun 1941, 3.6 km W
Battle of Marj Ayyun 1179, 6.2 km SW
KMT-KKS Battle 1982, 11 km N
Battle of the Beaufort 1982, 13 km SW
Fall of Beaufort Castle 1268, 13 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of the Hotels 2 April 1976
After: Battle of Qnat 12 February 1980
All 6 engagements of Lebanese Civil War

Elsewhere in 1978

South Lebanon conflict Lebanon
Battle of Kolwezi Democratic Republic of the Congo
Operation Sovereignty Chile
Egyptian raid on Larnaca International Airport Cyprus
Battle of Cassinga Angola

Battle of Kaukaba 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 Q19389198, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kaukaba, revision 1373013292, 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.