Sabra and Shatila offensive (19 mai 1985 – 4 juin 1985)
Description:
On May 19, 1985, Amal—supported by the Lebanese Army Sixth Brigade—laid siege to the Palestiniancamps of Sabra, Chatila, and Burj al-Barajneh. By early June, Sabra had been destroyed, and in Chatila,
the PLO fighters were trapped in a tiny area. Amal blockaded Burj al-Barajneh.489 The PFLP and PLO,
positioned in the Shuf, were shelling Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Amal was mainly based
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
19 mai 1985
4 juin 1985
~ 16 days