battle, Cold War

Battle of Zahleh

Name: Battle of Zahleh
Location: Lebanon

Battle of Zahleh was a battle fought in 1980 in what is now Lebanon; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Lebanese Civil War, which ran from 1975 to 1990. The recorded result: Lebanese Forces strategic victory.

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Fought1980ran into the following year

WhereLebanon33.844N, 35.907E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeLebanese Forces strategic victory

BelligerentsLebanese ForcesagainstArab Deterrent Force; Syrian Armed Forces; Palestine Liberation Organization; 22px|border Hannache Group

Part ofLebanese Civil War1975 to 1990

Where it sits in the Lebanese Civil War

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Record

Date	1980 (year precision) to 1981
Place	Lebanon 33.844N, 35.907E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	Est. 200 killed; 200 wounded; Total: 400 casualties	Est. 300 killed; 400 wounded; 32 tanks and Armored personnel carriers; Total: 700 casualties; 200 civilians killed and 2,000 wounded
Commanders	Bachir Gemayel	Hafez al-Assad

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Anjar 1623, 15 km S
Battle of Sultan Yacoub 1982, 26 km S
Battle of al-Buqaia 1163, 29 km NE
Battle of Maysalun 1920, 31 km SE
1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon 1973, 35 km W

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1980

Battle of Zahleh is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872802, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zahleh, revision 1370596212, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.