Battle of Zahleh

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The Battle of Zahleh was a battle in the Lebanese Civil War that took place between December 1980 and June 1981. During the seven-month period, the city of Zahle endured a handful of political and military setbacks. The opposing key players were on the one side, the Lebanese Forces (LF) aided by Zahlawi townspeople, and on the other side, the Syrian Armed Forces, then part of the peace-keeping Arab Deterrent Force (ADF) aided by some Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) factions. Demographically, Zahleh is one of the largest predominantly Christian towns in Lebanon. Adjacent to the town's outskirts, the Bekaa valley, spanning the length of the Syrian borders. Given Zahleh's close proximity to the Bekaa Valley, the Syrian Armed Forces feared a potential alliance between Israel and the LF in Zahleh. This potential alliance would not only threaten the Syrian military presence in the Bekaa valley, but was regarded as a national security threat from the Syrians' point of view, given the close proximity between Zahleh and the Beirut-Damascus highway. Consequently, as a clamp-down strategy, the Syrian forces controlled the major roads leading in and out of the city and fortified the entire Valley. Around December 1980, tension increased between Zahlawi Lebanese Forces and Syrian-backed Leftist militants. From April to June 1981, throughout the four-month period, a handful of LF members, aided by Zahlawi Local Resistance, confronted the Syrian war machine and defended the city from Syrian intrusion and potential invasion.

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    eventarmed conflict1975Two-year wararmed conflictWikidata
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    eventwar1213Fifth Crusadereligious warWikidata
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    eventwar1839Egyptian–Ottoman WarJuly Monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, Austrian Empire, Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Egypt Eyalet, Kingdom of Spain, Ottoman Empire, warWikidata
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    eventwar1975Lebanese Civil WarAmal Movement, Lebanese National Movement, Tigers Militia, Lebanese Front, Arab Deterrent Force, Al-Tanzim, Multinational Force in Lebanon, Islamic Unification Movement, Army of Free Lebanon, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Hezbollah, civil warWikidata
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    organisationmilitary branch1949Lebanese Air Forceair forceWikidata
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