Conflict Incident Report

Attack on Chekka and Hamat

Associated Timeline/Case:

The Two-Year War | February, 1975 to December, 1976

Date of incident:

July 5, 1976

Death toll:

200persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Jund Allah

Palestinian Groups

Palestinian gunmen and radical Muslims (members of a group called Jund Allah) from Tripoli attacked the villages of Chekka and Hamat, populated by Christians traditionally loyal to the SSNP. They shut down the exit of a tunnel in which dozens of civilians were fleeing toward the town of Batroun. They were trapped inside and burned in their cars. Around 200 civilians were killed, and homes were looted and burned over the course of several days.

Primary category:

Murder

Secondary Category:

Raid

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Conflict Incident Report

Attack on Chekka and Hamat