New war in Tripoli: September 1985

Throughout September 1985, Tripoli was in the grip of fierce fighting between the Islamic Tawheed and other groups that formed al-Liqa’ al-Islami and the Arab Democratic Party (Hizb al `Arabi al Dimocrati), as well as the Syrian Army, which was positioned around the city. During this time, heavy artillery, mortar shells, and Grad missiles were used, causing scores of civilian casualties. In July, a short-lived clash occurred causing multiple deaths.

September 1985: An estimated 400 civilians had been killed in Lebanon, including 300 in Tripoli.

On October 7, 1985, around 20,000 Syrian soldiers entered the city. The successive wars in Tripoli between 1980 and 1985 between the Palestinian groups and their Lebanese allies, and the Lebanese pro-Syrian groups, with the intervention of the Syrian Army and intelligence, left 2,295 people killed,
6,897 wounded, and at least 100,000 displaced. Those displaced began returning in November 1985.