LBN11043
| Title | Actors/Parties Involved | Description | Date of incident | Death toll | Number of Injured | Sources of Conflict | Security Incident Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kataeb take control of Port of Beirut | Lebanese Kataeb Party, Al-Murabitoun (Independent Nasserist Movement) |
Meanwhile, in downtown Beirut, fighting between the Kataeb and Murabitun was ongoing. Widespread looting of banks and hotels took place. The Kataeb took control of the Beirut port and, during the course of several weeks, systematically looted it to generate revenues. |
Monday, April 12, 1976 | Clashes/Armed Conflict, Robbery/Trespassing | |||
| Black Saturday (continued) | Lebanese Kataeb Party |
In response to this killing, Kataeb members set up checkpoints in the port district in East Beirut, which was in the vicinity of the group’s headquarters. They proceeded to kill and abduct unarmed Lebanese Muslims or Palestinians, most of whom worked at the port. One of the perpetrators, the father of one of the boys who was found killed the previous day, reported that they would kidnap Muslims from the streets or their homes, and if the ISF saw them, they would look the other way. He also described how they kidnapped and then killed Palestinians and threw the bodies in a garbage dump in the Tahwita area of Beirut. Other Palestinians were detained and tortured through such means as extracting their teeth. It is reported that between 56 and 70 civilians in East Beirut were summarily executed; the fate of 300 others who were kidnapped remains unknown. |
Saturday, December 6, 1975 | 70persons | Cruel Treatment and Torture, Enforced Disappearance, Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release], Murder | ||
| Fighting broke out in several areas in Beirut | National Movement (NM), Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Lebanese Kataeb Party, National Liberal Party (NLP) |
Over the course of three days, Christian militias on one hand and Lebanese Leftist and Palestinian militias on the other clashed in various parts of the country. In Beirut, fighting broke out in areas where there was some proximity between Christian-populated residential areas and Palestinian camps or Muslim-populated areas, which would later become regular conflict zones: Dekwaneh-Tel al-Zaatar, Ain al-Remmaneh, Chiyah, Haret Hreik, Mreijeh, Burj al-Barajneh, Karantina, Maslakh, and Ashrafieh. Weapons included rocket launchers, automatic rifles, and mortars of small caliber. Clashes also broke out in North Lebanon between Tripoli and Zgharta. In the Shuf, Palestinian commandos from the Barja region attacked two neighboring Christian villages (Ain al-Assad and Marj Barja), causing a temporary displacement of population toward the Christian-populated East Beirut. And in Saida a general strike was ongoing, with continuous explosions and gunfire. During this time, according to newspaper reports, 300 people were killed, 1,500 buildings destroyed, and losses amounting to $200 million were reported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mahmud Riad, the secretary general of the League of Arab States, landed in Beirut on April 14 and announced a ceasefire on April 16. The Kataeb, the PLO, the National Movement (NM), and the PNL agreed to retract their armed members from the streets. The Kataeb handed over two of the seven party members who were accused of the bus shooting. The ceasefire remained shaky, however, because various incidents of abductions, explosions, and clashes were still taking place across the country. |
Sunday, April 13, 1975 to Wednesday, April 16, 1975 | 300persons | Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release], Bombardment, Clashes/Armed Conflict, Explosion, Forced Displacement of Population, Shooting |