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Conflict Incident Report
The Islamic Tawhid Party takes over Tripoli and executes 100 leftist
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
October 11, 1983 to October 19, 1983
Death toll:
100persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Tawhid Party
Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)
Organization of Communist Action Lebanon (OACL)
Socialist Action
October 11–19, 1983: The Islamic Tawhid Party took control of the city and occupied the premises of the Lebanese Communist party and other leftist parties (OACL, Socialist Action, and the SSNP). They then summarily executed around 100 leftists.
Primary category:
Murder
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