Ethnic cleansing: Difference between revisions

During the 1980s, in [[Lebanon]], ethnic cleansing was common during all phases of the conflict, notable incidents were seen in the early phase of the war, such as the [[Damour massacre]], the [[Karantina massacre]], the [[Tel al-Zaatar massacre|Siege of the Tel al-Zaatar Palestinian "refugee" camp]], whichand wasduring housingthe armed[[1982 PLOLebanon militantsWar]]s such as the [[Sabra and Shatila Massacre]] committed by Lebanese Maronite forces backed by [[Israel]] against [[Palestinian refugees]] and [[Lebanese Shia]] civilians. After the Israeli withdrawal from the Chouf, the [[Mountain War]] broke out, where ethnic cleansings (mostly in the form of tit-for-tat killings) occurred. During that time, the Syrian backed, mostly Druze dominated [[People's Liberation Army (Lebanon)|People's Liberation Army]] used a policy they called "territorial cleansing" to "drain" the [[Chouf]] of Maronite Christians in order to deny them of resisting the advance of the PSP. As a result, 163,670 Christian villagers were displaced due to these operations. In response to these massacres, the [[Lebanese Forces (militia)|Lebanese Forces]] conducted a similar policy, which resulted in 20,000 Druze displaced.