may 19, 1985 - Battle of Sabra and Shatila begins
Description:
On 19 May 1985, heavy fighting erupted between Amal Movement and Palestinian camp militias for the control of Sabra and Shatila and Burj el-Barajneh camps in Beirut. Amal was supported by the predominantly Shia Sixth Brigade of the Lebanese Army commanded by General Abd al-Halim Kanj[3] and by the 87th Infantry Battalion from the predominantly Christian Maronite Eighth Brigade loyal to General Michel Aoun stationed in East Beirut.[4][5] Virtually all the houses in the camps were reduced to rubble.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 19, 1985
Now
~ 40 years ago