Aishiyeh massacres explained

Aishiyeh massacre
Partof:	Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
Location:	Aishiya, Lebanon
Coordinates:	33.4083°N 35.5564°W
Target:	Lebanese Christians
Date:	19–21 October 1976
Type:	Massacre
Fatalities:	70+^[1]
Injuries:	100
Perps:	As-Sa'iqa Fatah

The Aishiyeh massacre was a massacre in 1976 in Aishiya,^[2] Lebanon, of more than 70 Lebanese Christian civilians,^[3] including at least 7 under the age of 16, by the Syrian backed Palestinian factions Fatah and As-Sa'iqa during the Lebanese Civil War. Four people were reported to be executed and one was burned alive.^[4] The village was depopulated and used as Palestine Liberation Organization base of operation.^[5] The Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence estimated that at least 100 people were injured in the attack.

The town was attacked again by Saika on November 5, 1977, killing 41 people.^[6]

See also

• List of massacres in Lebanon
• Damour massacre
• Mountain War (Lebanon)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hajjar. Claude. The War Against "South Lebanon – South Lebanese Army". Guardians of the Cedars. The Committee of Support for the Lebanese in Enforced Exile in Israel. 12 April 2017. January 2007. Fatah, Saika Organization and their allies attacked the village of Aishiyeh in the South and committed mass murder and atrocities, as part of the Syrian Regime’s ethnic cleansing campaign. More than 70 innocent people were killed and 100 seriously wounded..
2. Book: Abraham, Antoine J.. The Lebanon War. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780275953898. en.
3. Picard . Elizabeth . July 2012 . La guerre civile au Liban . . French.
4. Web site: Hajjar. Claude. The War Against "South Lebanon – South Lebanese Army". Guardians of the Cedars. The Committee of Support for the Lebanese in Enforced Exile in Israel. 12 April 2017. January 2007. Fatah, Saika Organization and their allies attacked the village of Aishiyeh in the South and committed mass murder and atrocities, as part of the Syrian Regime’s ethnic cleansing campaign. More than 70 innocent people were killed and 100 seriously wounded..
5. Book: Authors, Multiple. Modern Wars 1945–Present. 2013-09-16. Amber Books Ltd. 9781782741299. en.
6. Web site: Syrian Terrorism Against Lebanese. Lebanese American Information Centers. 12 April 2017. 2005. On November 5, 1977 the Saheka forces attacked the village of Aishiyeh killing 41 of its residents and displacing most of the others..