Harb al-Ilgha

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Harb al-Ilgha is the Arabic name for the 1990 "War of Elimination," a violent internal conflict among Lebanese Christian militias during the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War.

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Harb al-Ilgha canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war phase
internal conflict
alsoKnownAs War of Elimination
cause dispute over authority in Christian areas
power struggle within Lebanese Christian camp
conflictType intra-Christian conflict
intra-militia power struggle
endedBy Syrian military intervention in 1990
endedWith collapse of Aoun’s enclave in October 1990
endTime 1990-10
hasNameInArabic حرب الإلغاء
hasParticipant Aoun-aligned Lebanese Army units
Lebanese Army
Lebanese Forces
Michel Aoun
Samir Geagea
Samir Geagea-led Lebanese Forces faction
linked to: Lebanese Forces
hasSide Forces loyal to General Michel Aoun
Lebanese Forces militia
linked to: Lebanese Forces
historicalContext end of Lebanese Civil War
impact civilian casualties among Lebanese Christians
heavy destruction in Christian areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn East Beirut
Lebanon
Mount Lebanon
militaryNature artillery duels
urban warfare
opposedLeader Michel Aoun
Samir Geagea
partOf Lebanese Civil War
phaseOf final phase of the Lebanese Civil War
precededBy War of Liberation (Lebanon)
primaryTheater Christian-controlled areas of Lebanon
relatedTo Syrian intervention in Lebanon
Taif Agreement
religiousContext Maronite Christian community
result consolidation of Lebanese Forces control in many Christian regions
defeat of Michel Aoun’s forces in Christian areas
weakening of independent Christian military power
startTime 1990-01
targetCommunity Lebanese Christians (political-military leadership)
timePeriod 1990
translatedAs War of Elimination

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War of Elimination (1990) alsoKnownAs Harb al-Ilgha