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Encyclopedia > Dinnieh fighting
Dinnieh fighting
Date December 30, 1999 - January 6, 2000
Location Dinnieh district
Status Lebanese victory
Belligerents
Flag of Lebanon Lebanese Army Takfir wa al-Hijra
Commanders
many Bassam Ahmad Kanj  
Strength
13,000 200-300
Casualties and losses
14 killed[1] 25 killed
55 captured

The Dinnieh fighting (December 1999-January 2000) involved the Islamist group Takfir wa al-Hijra and the Lebanese Army fighting for eight days[2] in the mountainous Dinnieh region, east of the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli. is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) consists of three branches: Lebanese Army Lebanese Air Force Lebanese Navy // General overview The Lebanese Armed Forces primary missions include maintaining security and stability in the country, guarding the countrys borders, port security, relief operations, rescue operations, fire fighting, and fighting drug smuggling. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_jihad. ... Temporary grave of an American machine-gunner during the Battle of Normandy. ... Belligerents Lebanese Front Syria LNM PLO Amal Israel Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat Ariel Sharon The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) was a multifaceted civil war whose antecedents trace back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end of Lebanons administration by the... Belligerents Lebanese Armed Forces Fatah al-Islam Jund al-Sham Commanders Michel Sulaiman Francois al-Hajj Shaker al-Abssi Abu Youssef Sharqieh # Abu Hureira â€  Strength 72,100 troops 450 Fatah militants, 50 Jund militants, unknown number of al-Qaeda bombers Casualties and losses Northern casualties: 168 killed, 400-500 wounded... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) consists of three branches: Lebanese Army Lebanese Air Force Lebanese Navy // General overview The Lebanese Armed Forces primary missions include maintaining security and stability in the country, guarding the countrys borders, port security, relief operations, rescue operations, fire fighting, and fighting drug smuggling. ... The Miniyeh-Danniyeh District is a district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. ... This page refers to Tripoli, the city in Lebanon. ...


Over a period of several days, an estimated 13,000 Lebanese army troops backed by tanks and artillery swiftly defeated the group of 200-300 rebels, driving isolated bands of surviving guerrillas into remote areas of north Lebanon. The Lebanese army reported a total of fourteen soldiers killed in action, while twenty-five rebels were killed and fifty-five captured.[3][4][5]


References

  1. ^ "Bin Laden's Network in Lebanon" (September 2001)
  2. ^ "Bin Laden's Network in Lebanon" (September 2001)
  3. ^ LEBANON - The Limited Scope For Sunni Militancy. - APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map | Encyclopedia.com
  4. ^ "Syrian, Lebanese Security Forces Crush Sunni Islamist Opposition" (January 2000)
  5. ^ Al-Ahram Weekly | Region | Islamists on a rampage in Lebanon


 

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