War of the Camps

The War of the Camps was a subconflict within the Lebanese Civil War in which Palestinian refugee camps were besieged by the Shi'ite Amal militia. Sometimes described as being Muslim versus Christian , the Lebanese Civil War was actually a multifaceted conflict in which there was nearly as much intraconfessional violence as there was violence between Muslims and Christians. The War of the Camps was one of several of these small wars fought between members of the same religion, although of different sects. The conflict itself can be compared to the conflict between the Lebanese Forces , a primarily Christian Maronite group, and Michel Aoun 's Christian controlled Lebanese army.

Sometimes described as being Muslim versus Christian , the Lebanese Civil War was actually a multifaceted conflict in which there was nearly as much intraconfessional violence as there was violence between Muslims and Christians. The War of the Camps was one of such interfactional conflicts between members of the same religion. The conflict itself can be compared to the one between the Lebanese Forces (LF), a primarily Christian Maronite militia led by Samir Geagea , and Michel Aoun 's Christian-controlled faction of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).

Sometimes described as being Muslim versus Christian , the Lebanese Civil War was actually a multifaceted conflict in which there was nearly as much inter-factional violence between members of the same religion as there was violence between Muslims and Christians. In that respect, the conflict can be compared to the one between the Lebanese Forces (LF), a primarily Christian Maronite militia led by Samir Geagea , and Michel Aoun 's Christian-controlled faction of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).

The War of the Camps ( ), was a subconflict within the 1984–1990 phase of the Lebanese Civil War , in which the Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut were besieged by the Shia Amal militia. Sometimes described as being Muslim versus Christian , the Lebanese Civil War was actually a multifaceted conflict in which there was nearly as much inter-factional violence between members of the same religion as there was violence between Muslims and Christians. In that respect, the conflict can be compared to the fighting between the Lebanese Forces (LF), a primarily Christian Maronite militia led by Samir Geagea , and Michel Aoun 's Christian-controlled faction of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Civil war in Lebanon, 1975-92 .

The War of the Camps ( Arabic : حرب المخيمات| Harb al-Mukhayimat) , was a subconflict within the 1984–1990 phase of the Lebanese Civil War , in which the Sunni Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut were besieged by the Shia Amal militia. The War of the Camps was a struggle for control over West Beirut and was considered an extension of the political struggle between Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). It took place between May 1985 and July 1988.