24 February 1987

⚰Fathallah barracks massacre

Beirut & suburbs#Civil war #Palestinians in Lebanon #Syrian presence

AttackerSyria / Syrian Army➜TargetHezbollah

On 24 February 1987, two days after the Syrian army entered West Beirut, a Syrian force stormed Hezbollah's Fathallah barracks in Basta and killed 23 of its members; the party and Iran protested, and the incident remained a wound in the relationship.

▲ The Syrian army enters West Beirut Syrian troops enter the southern suburbs after two weeks of bargaining with Iran ▼

Cause

The Syrian army enters West Beirut

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Syrian troops enter the southern suburbs after two weeks of bargaining with Iran (context)

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