Dahr al-Wahsh massacre

Dahr al-Wahsh massacre (Arabic: مذبحة ضهر الوحش) occurred in the Lebanese village of Dahr al-Wahsh[1] during the final stage of the Lebanese Civil War, in 13 October,1990,[2] when the Syrian forces[3] and their Christian militias allies (headed by Elie Hobeika[4][5]) executed[6] as many as 240 prisoners of war[1] and army[7] members of General Michel Aoun,[1][8][6] the then de facto leader of Lebanon, who had declared a War of Liberation against Syrian forces occupying Lebanon, which led to intense confrontations.

The area where Dahr al-Wahsh is located was a front line during the battles between the Syrian forces and Christian militias loyal to Aoun, particularly the Lebanese Army under his command at the time.

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  3. ^ "13 octobre 1990 - La tristement célèbre bataille de Dahr el-Wahch, 16 ans après Un officier raconte le massacre par les Syriens en direct de 12 soldats libanais". L'orient Le Jour.
  4. ^ Nisan, Mordechai (2004). The Conscience of Lebanon A Political Biography of Etienne Sakr (Abu-Arz). p. 90.
  5. ^ ديب, كمال. أمراء الحرب وتجار الهيكل.
  6. ^ a b "ذكرى 13 تشرين الأول، حيث دخل جيش الإحتلال السوري إلى قصر بعبدا وإلى وزارة الدفاع في اليرزة: مقاطع من مقابلة أجرتها جريدة الحياة في 15 أيلول 1997 مع إيلي حبيقة بخصوص هذا اليوم" [The memory of October 13, when the Syrian occupation army entered Baabda Palace and the Ministry of Defense in Yarzeh: Excerpts from an interview conducted by Al-Hayat newspaper on September 15, 1997 with Elie Hobeika regarding this day]. Lebanese Canadian Coordinating Council. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ كمال, ديب (2008). سقوط لبنان المسيحي؟ 1920-2020 (in Arabic). p. 198.
  8. ^ ThemeLooks. "شهر تشرين الأول - 13 تشرين الأول 1990 : السيطرة السورية الكاملة على لبنان". monthlymagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.