1984 Sohmor massacre

yes 1984 mass killing in a Lebanese village 1984 Sohmor massacre Sohmor, Beqaa, Lebanon 20 September 1984 1982 Lebanon war 33 31 7 N 35 41 8 E UTC+03:00 Mass murder 13 20-40 Former Flag of the Lebanese Army.svg 22px South Lebanon ArmyIsrael.svg 22px Israel Defense Forces (support)The massacre of 13 Shiite Moslems by Israeli-backed militiamen... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/09/21/The-massacre-of-13-Shiite-Moslems-by-Israeli-backed-militiamen/4714464587200/ 21 September 1984 Pippert Wesley G. 8 August 2025 United Press International en 300+ Revenge, Islamophobia 15 The 1984 Sohmor massacre, also known as the first Sohmor massacre, took place on 20 September 1984 when Druze members of the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army, opened fire at a group of Shia civilians, killing 13 civilians in the Lebanese village of Sohmor.Tveit, Odd Karsten (2010) Goodbye Lebanon. Israel's First Defeat. Rimal Publication. Translated by Peter Scott-Hansen. 978-9963-715-03-9 p.103 Background Sohmor is a Shia Muslim village in Western Beqaa. The South Lebanon Army, led by Antoine Lahad consisted mainly of Christian and Druze militiamen trained and armed by Israel.Reuters 1984-09-23 Lebanon Blames Israelis in Slaying of Shiites en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/23/world/lebanon-blames-israelis-in-slaying-of-shiites.html 2021-04-22 0362-4331http://archive.org/details/LeMondeDiplomatique1984FranceFrench Le Monde Diplomatique, 1984, France, French FrenchCentral Intelligence Agency http://archive.org/details/CIA-RDP85T00287R001302230001-2 ISRAEL: PREPARING WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS 1984-10-17 Emma Best English Attack Previously, 3-4 Druze militia were killed and 5 were wounded in an ambush within Sohmor. While the IDF encircled the village, the SLA gathered 300 men, aged 16 to 39 years, in the main square to investigate the recent ambush. Once there, the SLA militia began to shoot at the villagers and throw grenades at them. While screaming "this is for what you did to the patrol last night".Fisk Robert https://books.google.com/books?id=VrXpeELOUNsC&q=september+1984&pg=PA727 Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War 2001 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-280130-2 571 enDaher Aurélie https://books.google.com/books?id=qiieDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Suhmur%22&pg=PA349 Hezbollah: Mobilization and Power 2019-07-15 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-049589-3 en The killing went on for 15 to 30 minutes, killed were 13 and 20-40 were wounded.Situation in the OT/LAS report - CHR - SecGen report https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-180302/ 2021-04-22 Question of Palestine en-USAp 1984-09-22 15 LEBANESEDRUSE HELD IN REVENGE KILLINGS en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/22/world/15-lebanesedruse-held-in-revenge-killings.html 2021-04-22 0362-4331lebanons02 2014-09-15 the SLA opens fire on civilians in Sohmor killing 13 https://civilsociety-centre.org/sir/sla-opens-fire-civilians-sohmor-killing-13 2025-06-14 Civil Society Knowledge Centre en Some wounded villagers were taken to Israel for treatment. Aftermath Lebanese Information Minister Joseph Skaff called the attack part of a "series of massacres perpetrated by Israel or encouraged by it and carried out under its direct coverage and with its full support". IDF officials blamed the massacre on the SLA. Israel had wanted to use the 1500 strong SLA to take over security duties in Southern Lebanon, but the massacre raised doubts amongst Israeli leader ship that the SLA could be molded into a professional military as Israel had hoped. The IDF detained 15 SLA militiamen they believed had taken part in the massacre and courtmartialed them. See also Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict 1982 Lebanon War Israeli war crimes References Category:1982 Lebanon War Category:Massacres in 1984 Category:Massacres in the Lebanese Civil War Category:1984 in Lebanon Category:September 1984 in Asia Category:1984 murders in Lebanon Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Lebanon Category:Massacres of Shia Muslims Category:Western Beqaa District