War of Elimination (1990, Lebanon)

Liberation War
	Part of the Lebanese Civil War
Date	31 January 1990–13 October 1990
Location	Beirut and surroundings, Lebanon
Result	Syrian occupation of Lebanon until 2005
Belligerents
Lebanese Army	Lebanese Forces
Commanders and leaders
Michel Aoun; Issam Abu Jamra; Edgar Maalouf	Samir Geagea; Boutros Khawand; Hanna Atik

The War of Elimination or War of Attrition (Arabic: حرب الإلغاء)^[1] was an inter-Christian military conflict, within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War, that took place in late January 1990, between the Lebanese Army, led by General Michel Aoun and the Lebanese Forces led by Samir Geagea,^[2] where hundreds were killed and thousands injured.^[3] The confrontation ended with the Syrian army invading the Christian areas,^[4] the exile of Aoun to France,^[5] and Geagea's 11 years imprisonment.^[6] This marked the end of the civil war, and as some believe, the Lebanese Forces ended the war.

^ موسوعة الدكتور سمير جعجع (in Arabic). مؤسسة هنا انترناسيونال،. 2006.
^ "لبنان: هذه "الصورة" كشفت لغزاً صادماً ومأساوياً عمره 27 عاماً". دنيا الوطن (in Arabic). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
^ "من لعنة حربي التحرير والإلغاء إلى زلزال بيروت: عهدٌ من النكبات والأزمات". القدس العربي. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
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[1] موسوعة الدكتور سمير جعجع (in Arabic). مؤسسة هنا انترناسيونال،. 2006.

[:0-2] "لبنان: هذه "الصورة" كشفت لغزاً صادماً ومأساوياً عمره 27 عاماً". دنيا الوطن (in Arabic). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[:1-3] "من لعنة حربي التحرير والإلغاء إلى زلزال بيروت: عهدٌ من النكبات والأزمات". القدس العربي. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

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