Global Information Lookup Global Information

Battle of Qnat information


Battle of Qnat
Part of Syrian occupation of Lebanon & Lebanese Civil War
Date12 February 1980 - 17 February 1980
Location
Qnat, Bsharri District
34°15′12″N 35°53′40″E / 34.25333°N 35.89444°E / 34.25333; 35.89444
Result

Decisive Lebanese Front victory

  • Syrian Army withdraws to neighboring villages
Belligerents

Lebanese Front

  • Battle of Qnat Kataeb Regulatory Forces
    • Adonis Defense Units
    • Commando Units
  • Local resistance fighters
Battle of Qnat Syria
Commanders and leaders

Bachir Gemayel

  • Samir Geagea
  • Hanna Atik
  • Suleiman Hoayek
  • Bob Haddad
  • Razzouk Shalita
  • Fouad Abou Nader
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.

and 4 Related for: Battle of Qnat information

Request time (Page generated in 0.7586 seconds.)

Battle of Qnat

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 985

Qnat

Last Update:

Qnât, Qnat, Qanat, Knat or Kanat (Arabic: قنات) is a municipality in the Bsharri District of Lebanon. The village is located just south of a large cliff...

Word Count : 1543

North Lebanon

Last Update:

attacked the northern village of Qnat, where they killed 15 Lebanese Forces fighters, the battle is known as battle of Qnat. On 9 February 1986, Syrian...

Word Count : 1095

Samir Geagea

Last Update:

in Northern Lebanon. Geagea led his men in fierce battles against the Syrian Army in El-Koura, Qnat. From 1982 to 1983, Geagea commanded the Lebanese...

Word Count : 4218

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net