List of wars involving Lebanon

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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Lebanon.

WarCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
First Arab–Israeli War
(19481949)
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq
Flag of Jordan.svg Transjordan
Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Saudi Arabia Flag Variant (1938).svg Saudi Arabia
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Yemen
Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg All-Palestine Protectorate
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg HWA
Flag of the Arab League.svg ALA
Arab Liberation Army (bw).svg Arab Liberation Army

Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg al-Najjada
Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg Holy War Army

Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Israel.svg Yishuv
Haganah Symbol.svg Haganah
Palmach
Hish Symbol.svg Hish
Him Symbol.svg Him
Irgun.svg Irgun
Logo of the Lehi movement.svg Lehi
Flag of Israel.svg Allied Bedouin tribes [1] [2]
Badge of the Israel Defense Forces.svg Israel Defense Forces
Logo gdud herev.png Minorities Unit
Flag of Israel.svg Mahal
Defeat(limited involvement)
Lebanon Crisis
(1958)
Flag of Lebanon.svg Government
Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Lebanese Armed Forces
Flag of Kataeb Party.svg Kataeb Party
Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Flag.svg Tashnag
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of Lebanon.svg Opposition
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Najjadeh Party
Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party.svg Progressive Socialist Party
Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg Lebanese Communist Party
Flag of Mourabitoun.svg Al-Mourabitoun
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Government victory
  • Reconciliation government formed
Coup d'état attempt
(1961)
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanese Government Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg SSNP-L Government victory
  • Failed coup attempt
Six-Day War
(1967)
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Egypt(UAR)
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Syria
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Saudi Arabia Flag Variant (1938).svg Saudi Arabia
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Defeat(Minor involvement)
Insurgency in South Lebanon
(1968–1982)
Flag of Israel.svg Israel

Former Flag of the Lebanese Army.svg Free Lebanon

Flag of Lebanon.svg South Lebanon Army

Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Lebanese Front

Flag of Kataeb Party.svg Kataeb Party

Flag of Palestine - short triangle.svg PLO

Flag of Syria.svg  Syria

Flag of Lebanon.svg LNM

Supported by:

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union [3]

Israeli and Lebanese victory
Lebanese Civil War
(19751990)
Forces Libanaises Flag.svg LF
Flag of Syria (1972-1980).svg  Syria
Ahrar flag.gif Tigers Militia
Flag of Lebanon.svg ALZ
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Lebanon.svg SLA
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Lebanon.svg LNM
Lebanese National Resistance Front.jpg LNRF
Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Amal
Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg LCP
Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg SSNP
Flag of Palestine - short triangle.svg  PLO
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Flag of Jihad.svg Al-Tawhid
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Palestine - short triangle.svg PLA
Flag of the Arab League.svg ADF
Taif Agreement
South Lebanon Conflict
(19852000)
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Amal
Flag of Lebanon.svg Jammoul
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Lebanon.svg SLA
Hezbollah victory
  • Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon
Shebaa Farms conflict
(20002006)
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Inconclusive
July War
(2006)
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Stalemate
  • The LAF introduced into South Lebanon
Fatah al-Islam Rebellion
(2007)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Flag of Jihad.svg Fatah al-Islam
Flag of Jihad.svg Jund al-Sham
Victory
  • Defeat of the militants
May clashes
(2008)
Flag of the Future Movement.svg Future Movement Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party.svg Progressive Socialist Party InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah Hezbollah victory
Israel–Lebanon border clash
(2010)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ceasefire
  • Withdrawal of both armies
Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon
(2011–2017)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg Syrian opposition
Flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.svg Tahrir al-Sham
AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State
Victory
  • Islamist groups expelled from Lebanon
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
(2023–ongoing)
InfoboxHez.PNG  Hezbollah
Flag of Hamas.svg Hamas [4]
PIJ [5]
PFLP
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ongoing
  • Assassination of high-ranking militants in Lebanon

Other armed conflicts involving Lebanon

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References

  1. Palestine Post, "Israel's Bedouin Warriors", Gene Dison, August 12, 1948
  2. AFP (24 April 2013). "Bedouin army trackers scale Israel social ladder". Al Arabiya English. Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. Golan, The Soviet Union and the Palestine Liberation Organization, pp. 35–36.
  4. "Hamas says 3 members who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon were killed in IAF strike". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. Fabian, Emanuel. "Officer, 2 soldiers killed in clash with terrorists on Lebanon border; mortars fired". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.