1982 · Lebanon History
- 1 January 1982Ghazi Kanaan heads Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon from AnjarIn 1982, after the Israeli invasion, Brigadier Ghazi Kanaan was appointed head of Syrian security and reconnaissance in…
- April 1982Amal fights a pro-Saddam groupIn April 1982 the Amal Movement fought fierce battles in West Beirut, the southern suburbs and the South against…
- 24 May 1982French embassy bombing in Beirut
- 3 June 1982Attempt on ambassador Shlomo Argov in LondonOn 3 June 1982 gunmen of the Abu Nidal group shot the Israeli ambassador in London, leaving him paralysed; Israel took…
- 6 June 1982The Israeli invasion of LebanonOn 6 June 1982 Israel invaded Lebanon in Operation "Peace for Galilee", on the pretext of the attempt on its ambassador…
- 6 June 1982Battle of Beaufort castleOn 6 June 1982, the first day of the invasion, a Golani unit stormed Beaufort castle, where the PLO fighters held out…
- 6 June 1982Battle of the Ain al-Hilweh camp
- 9 June 1982The Beqaa air battle: Operation Mole Cricket 19On 9 June 1982 the Israeli air force destroyed 17 Syrian SAM batteries in the Bekaa and shot down 29 Syrian aircraft in…
- 10 June 1982Battle of Sultan YacoubOn 10–11 June 1982 an Israeli armoured force ran into the Syrian army near Sultan Yacoub in the West Bekaa, suffered…
- 11 June 1982Battle of KhaldeFrom 11 June 1982 an alliance of fighters of the Amal Movement, the Communist Party's Popular Guard and the PLO fought…
- 14 June 1982The National Salvation Committee
- 14 June 1982The siege of Beirut beginsOn 14 June 1982 Israeli forces reached Baabda, cut the Damascus road and closed the siege around West Beirut, where the…
- 21 June 1982Hussein al-Musawi breaks from Amal and founds Islamic AmalIn June 1982, in protest at Nabih Berri's joining the National Salvation Committee alongside Bachir Gemayel and his…
- 4 July 1982Kidnapping of the Iranian diplomats
- July 1982Ansar detention camp opened
- 19 July 1982Kidnapping of David Dodge
- 12 August 1982Black Thursday: the heaviest bombing of BeirutOn 12 August 1982 Israeli aircraft bombed West Beirut for eleven hours without pause; some 300 were killed in a single…
- 21 August 1982The PLO leaves LebanonOn 21 August 1982 PLO fighters began leaving Beirut by sea and land under the Philip Habib agreement, after a siege of…
- 23 August 1982Election of Bachir GemayelThe election of Bachir Gemayel as president under Israeli pressure, with Israeli tanks outside the parliament…
- 25 August 1982The Multinational Force arrives
- 4 September 1982The Bhamdoun operation: eight Israeli soldiers capturedOn 4 September 1982 a group from Fatah's Jarmaq battalion infiltrated an Israeli observation post north of Bhamdoun and…
- 12 September 1982The Deir al-Qamar speech: "the 10,452 km²"On 12 September 1982 president-elect Bachir Gemayel gave the last of his public speeches in Deir al-Qamar before the…
- 14 September 1982Assassination of Bachir GemayelOn 14 September 1982 president-elect Bachir Gemayel was killed with 26 others in a huge explosion at the Kataeb…
- 15 September 1982The Israeli army occupies West BeirutOn 15 September 1982, the day after the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, the Israeli army entered West Beirut in breach…
- 16 September 1982Sabra and Shatila massacreBetween 16 and 18 September 1982, two days after the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, the Lebanese Forces entered the…
- 16 September 1982Launch of the Lebanese National Resistance Front (Jammoul)On 16 September 1982, the day the Israeli army entered West Beirut, the Communist Party's secretary-general George…
- 24 September 1982The Wimpy operation: Khaled Alwan shoots Israeli officers in HamraOn 24 September 1982 Khaled Alwan (19), of the SSNP, opened fire on Israeli soldiers at the Wimpy café on Hamra Street,…
- 29 September 1982Israel withdraws from West BeirutOn 29 September 1982 the Israeli army withdrew from West Beirut to a line beyond the airport, under the pressure of the…
- 11 November 1982The Ahmad Qassir operationOn 11 November 1982 Ahmad Qassir (19) blew up his car at the Israeli military governor's headquarters in Tyre,…