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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]
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