14 February 1989
⚔Army–Lebanese Forces clashes
AttackerLebanese Forces➜TargetMichel Aoun / FPMLebanese ArmyGovernment
On 14 February 1989 the army under Aoun clashed with the Lebanese Forces in East Beirut after its attempt to take control of the illegal ports and the Fifth Basin; dozens were killed, and it was the prelude to the War of Elimination a year later.