Battle of Qnat | |||||||
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Part of Syrian occupation of Lebanon & Lebanese Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| Syria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hafez Al Assad | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
40 local fighters 20 members of the Adonis Defense Units 7 members of the Commando units |
3,000 troops 7 troop carriers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 killed | 400+ killed | ||||||
80-200 civilians killed Hundreds more wounded |
The Battle of Qnat, was a military confrontation that occurred from February 12 to 17, 1980, in the village on Qnat, Bsharri District. The battle saw a group of 40 Phalangist resistance fighters defend the town of Qnat from a battalion of soldiers from the Syrian Army.