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Battle of Tripoli

Battle of Tripoli was a battle fought in 1983 at Tripoli, in what is now Lebanon. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tripoli. It was part of the Lebanese Civil War, which ran from 1975 to 1990. The recorded result: Pro-Syrian Palestinian victory; PLO driven out of Lebanon. Recorded strength: 6,000 Palestinian troops; 10,000 Syrian soldiers against 4,500–8,000.

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Fought1983
WhereTripoli, Lebanon34.437N, 35.834E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePro-Syrian Palestinian victory; PLO driven out of Lebanon
BelligerentsPro-Syrian Palestinian factions; Syria; Libya (alleged)againstPalestine Liberation Organization; Islamic Unification Movement (IUM)
Casualties and lossesUnknownand200 killed, 2,000 wounded
Part ofLebanese Civil War1975 to 1990

Where it sits in the Lebanese Civil War

Battle of the Hotels, 1976Battle of Kaukaba, 1978Battle of Qnat, 1980Battle of Zahleh, 1980Battle of Tripoli, 1983Battle of Sidon, 199119761991Battle of Tripoli, 1983
6 placed engagements of the Lebanese Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1983 (year precision)
to 1983
PlaceTripoli, Lebanon
34.437N, 35.834E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength6,000 Palestinian troops; 10,000 Syrian soldiers4,500–8,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown200 killed, 2,000 wounded; ~1,500 casualties overall (first month)
Commanders
  • Said al-Muragha
  • Ahmed Jibril
  • Hafez al-Assad
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Placed at Tripoli; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Tripoli 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 Q110147353, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tripoli (1983), revision 1370591573, 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.