Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Yasser Arafat

Battles of Yasser Arafat

Palestinian political leader (1929-2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)

Yasser Arafat is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1968 and 1983: 7 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Lebanon (5), Jordan (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 485 km apart end to end, 69 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Arab Cold War (2), Lebanese Civil War (2), War of Attrition (1).

Battle of AmmanSyrian invasion of JordanBattle of TripoliBattle of Karameh1973 Israeli raid on LebanonBattle of the HotelsSouth Lebanon conflictSiege of BeirutBattle of Karameh1973 Israeli raid on LebanonBattle of the HotelsSouth Lebanon conflictSiege of BeirutTel AvivDamascusJerusalemṬarābulusHaifaNablusLemososNazarethAs SuwaydaTadmur200 km33.184N, 35.636E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1968: 1 engagements1970: 2 engagements2 in 19701973: 1 engagements1976: 1 engagements1978: 1 engagements1982: 1 engagements1983: 1 engagements19681983
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Karameh, 1968Battle of Amman, 1970Syrian invasion of Jordan, 19701973 Israeli raid on Lebanon, 1973Battle of the Hotels, 1976South Lebanon conflict, 1978Siege of Beirut, 1982Battle of Tripoli, 198319681983
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 March 1968Battle of KaramehKarameh, JordanBoth sides claim victory; Destruction of Karameh camp...
1970Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan33 km ECeasefire brokered by Arab governments; Signing of a...
1970Syrian invasion of JordanNorthern Jordan, Jordan37 km NJordanian victory; Syrian invasion repelled
19731973 Israeli raid on LebanonBeirut, Lebanon186 km NIDF special forces achieved their objective
2 April 1976Battle of the HotelsBeirut, Lebanon3 km WLebanese National Movement victory; Division of Beirut...
1978South Lebanon conflictSouthern Lebanon, Lebanon79 km SIsraeli victory
14 June 1982Siege of BeirutBeirut, Lebanon78 km NIsraeli victoryPalestinian militants PLO withdrawal from...
1983Battle of TripoliTripoli, Lebanon68 km NEPro-Syrian Palestinian victory; PLO driven out of Lebanon

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Gideon Markowiz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.