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This area was one of the first major battles of the war that began in April 1975. The battle was fought for the possession of a small hotel complex, the St. Charles City Center, adjacent to the gilded Corniche seafront area on the Mediterranean , in the north-western corner of the downtown district of Beirut , and it quickly spread to other areas of central Beirut. The often fierce battles that ensued were fought with heavy exchanges of rocket and artillery fire from the various hotel rooftops and rooms. Sniper fire was commonly utilized. War and the City .1
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Antoine Barakat Strength LNM: ~1,500 PLO: ~500 Lebanese Arab Army: ~300 LF: ~1,000 Casualties and losses 200 dead 500 wounded 500 dead 750 wounded The Battle of the Hotels , also known as the “Hotel front” , was a subconflict within the 1975-77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War which occurred in the Minet-el-Hosn hotel district of downtown Beirut. This area was one of the first fronts of the war that opened up in 1975. The battle was the first truly large-scale confrontation between the Christian-conservative Lebanese Front and the Leftist- Muslim Lebanese National Movement (LNM) militias and PLO fighters. The battle was fought for the possession of a small hotel complex adjacent to the gilded Corniche seafront area on the Mediterranean , in the north-western corner of the downtown district of Beirut . It quickly spread to other areas of central Beirut. The often fierce battles that ensued were fought with heavy exchanges of rocket and artillery fire from the various hotel rooftops and rooms. Sniper fire was commonly utilized. This episode of the civil war resulted in pushing the Christian militias out of the area, in particular the numerous hotels in the vicinity, including the St.
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This area was one of the first fronts of the war that began in April 1975. The battle was fought for the possession of a small hotel complex, the St. Charles City Center, adjacent to the gilded Corniche seafront area on the Mediterranean , in the north-western corner of the downtown district of Beirut , and it quickly spread to other areas of central Beirut. The often fierce battles that ensued were fought with heavy exchanges of rocket and artillery fire from the various hotel rooftops and rooms. Sniper fire was commonly utilized.
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The Battle of the Hotels ( Arabic : معركة الفنادق , Maʿrakah al-Fanādiq ) was a subconflict within the 1975–77 phase of the Lebanese Civil War that occurred in the Minet-el-Hosn hotel district of downtown Beirut . This area was one of the first major battles of the war that began in April 1975. The battle was fought for the possession of a small hotel complex, the St. Charles City Center, adjacent to the gilded Corniche seafront area on the Mediterranean , in the north-western corner of the downtown district of Beirut , and it quickly spread to other areas of central Beirut. The often fierce battles that ensued were fought with heavy exchanges of rocket and artillery fire from the various hotel rooftops and rooms. Sniper fire was commonly utilized.
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subconflict within the 1975-77 phase of the lebanese civil war which occurred in the minet-el-hosn hotel distri
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subconflict within the 1975–77 phase of the lebanese civil war that occurred in the minet-el-hosn hotel distric
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