You are here
Conflict Incident Report
Maasser el Chouf killing
Date of incident:
March 16, 1977 to March 30, 1977
Death toll:
18persons
In Maasser al-Shuf, civilians were attending a funeral in the church. When the attack took place, nine people from the village were killed, and others were killed as they were fleeing, including nine who came from another village, Machghara, to attend the funeral. As a result of this killing, 25,000 Christians fled the area, moving to East Beirut, and its northern, eastern, and southeastern suburbs.
Primary category:
Forced Displacement of Population
Related Incidents
|
Jumblatt assassination Following the March 16, 1977, assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, founder of the PSP, traditional leader of the Druze community, and leader of the NM,...
|
Christian massacres in Chouf and in West Beirut
Murder
Following news of Jumblatt’s death, 177 Christian civilians (including women, elderly, and children) were killed in several villages in the Shuf, but...
|
Christians leave the Chouf region Between the summer of 1975 and 1977, as a result of successive attacks that terrorized the population, around 260,000 people (more than 60 percent of...
|
Nearby Incidents
Chouf / Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace
Chouf / Druze offensive on Christian villages
Chouf / Christian massacres in Chouf and in West Beirut
Chouf / Maasser el Chouf killing
Chouf / Israeli drone violates Lebanese airspace