January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup

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January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup
Part of the Lebanese Civil War
Samir Geagea (left) and Elie Hobeika (right)
Date January 1986 Location Beirut and Metn Result Pro-Geagea/Kataeb Victory Tripartite Accord rejected Geagea becomes leader of the Lebanese Forces Hobeika flees to Zahle and forms the Lebanese Forces - Executive Command
Belligerents
Pro-Geagea faction Kataeb Party Militia	Pro-Hobeika faction
Commanders and leaders
Samir Geagea Karim Pakradouni Amine Gemayel	Elie Hobeika

On January 15, 1986,^[1] forces loyal to Lebanese president Amine Gemayel and Samir Geagea, intelligence chief of the Lebanese Forces (LF), ousted Elie Hobeika from his position as leader of the LF and replaced him with Geagea. The coup came in response to Hobeika's signing of the Syrian-sponsored Tripartite Accord that aimed to put an end to the Lebanese Civil War.^[2]