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Conflict Incident Report

The Lebanese Army resorts to heavy artillery shelling on southern suburbs

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident: 
December 26, 1983
Death toll: 
40persons
Number of Injured: 
150persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

December 26, 1983: The Lebanese Army, in its clashes with Shi’a militias in the southern suburbs, resorted to heavy artillery shelling, leaving 40 dead and 150 wounded.

Primary category: 
Heavy Artillery [inc.rocket attacks]