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Conflict Incident Report

101 people were killed and 474 wounded during the 17 days of shelling over the areas of Beirut, Metn, Aley, and Kesrwan

Associated Timeline/Case: 
The End of the War | January, 1989 to October, 1990
Date of incident: 
March 20, 1989 to March 31, 1989
Death toll: 
101persons
Number of Injured: 
474persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Armed Forces
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

March 20, 1989: Both sides shelled the areas of Kesrwan, the Beqaa, ‘Aley, Metn, Shuf, and the Beirut airport leaving at least 6 people dead and 21 injured. By March 31, at least 101 people were killed and 474 wounded during the 17 days of shelling over the areas of Beirut, Metn, Aley, and Kesrwan.

Primary category: 
Bombardment