Harb al-Ilgha

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Harb al-Ilgha is the Arabic name for the 1990 "War of Elimination," a violent internal conflict among Lebanese Christian militias during the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Harb al-Ilgha canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war phase ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs War of Elimination ⓘ
cause dispute over authority in Christian areas ⓘ
power struggle within Lebanese Christian camp ⓘ
conflictType intra-Christian conflict ⓘ
intra-militia power struggle ⓘ
endedBy Syrian military intervention in 1990 ⓘ
endedWith collapse of Aoun’s enclave in October 1990 ⓘ
endTime 1990-10 ⓘ
hasNameInArabic حرب الإلغاء ⓘ
hasParticipant Aoun-aligned Lebanese Army units ⓘ
Lebanese Army ⓘ
Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Michel Aoun ⓘ
Samir Geagea ⓘ
Samir Geagea-led Lebanese Forces faction ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
hasSide Forces loyal to General Michel Aoun ⓘ
Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
historicalContext end of Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
impact civilian casualties among Lebanese Christians ⓘ
heavy destruction in Christian areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn East Beirut ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Mount Lebanon ⓘ
militaryNature artillery duels ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
opposedLeader Michel Aoun ⓘ
Samir Geagea ⓘ
partOf Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
phaseOf final phase of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
precededBy War of Liberation (Lebanon) ⓘ
primaryTheater Christian-controlled areas of Lebanon ⓘ
relatedTo Syrian intervention in Lebanon ⓘ
Taif Agreement ⓘ
religiousContext Maronite Christian community ⓘ
result consolidation of Lebanese Forces control in many Christian regions ⓘ
defeat of Michel Aoun’s forces in Christian areas ⓘ
weakening of independent Christian military power ⓘ
startTime 1990-01 ⓘ
targetCommunity Lebanese Christians (political-military leadership) ⓘ
timePeriod 1990 ⓘ
translatedAs War of Elimination ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of Elimination (1990) → alsoKnownAs → Harb al-Ilgha ⓘ