Aishiyeh massacre

Aishiyeh massacre
Part of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
Location Aishiya, Lebanon
Date October 19-21, 1976
Target Christians
Attack type
 Massacre
Deaths over 70
Perpetrators As-Sa'iqa
Fatah

The Aishiyeh massacre was a massacre of around 70 Lebanese civilians, including at least 7 under the age of 16, in the village of Aishiyeh by Fatah and Saika; Four people were executed and one was burned alive.[1] Yasser Arafat has been accused of personally ordering the massacre, along with massacres in Damour, Beit Mellat, and Tall Abbas.[2]

Similarly, the town was attacked again on November 5th, 1977, killing 41 people,[3] and shelled in 1986, causing heavy damage without any reported casualties.[4]

See also

references

  1. ↑ http://www.gotc-se.org/statements/SOUTH_OF_LEBANON_UPD1.html
  2. ↑ http://www.freeman.org/m_online/nov96/ad.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.lgic.org/en/help_syria_terrorism.php
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/25/world/lebanese-report-israeli-shelling.html

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