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Conflict Incident Report
Killing in Sirjbal to push out Christians
Associated Timeline/Case:
An Untenable Truce | January, 1977 to December, 1982
Date of incident:
June 1, 1979
Death toll:
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
National Movement (NM)
Druze groups
Armed Druze men surrounded the Greek Catholic village of Sirjbal, at the entrance of the Shuf, and killed two people. This operation was aimed at pushing Christians out from the seven villages of the valleys (al-Wadaya) to clear the Shuf road for the Joint Forces. In effect, 500 Christians from these villages left their hometowns and moved to the southeastern suburbs of Beirut.
Primary category:
Forced Displacement of Population
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