Shekka massacre

The Shekka (Chekka) massacre occurred in July 5, 1976, but Syrians and "Palestinian"^{[1] [2]} Muslims.

^[3] with help of feftists Lebanese.^[4]Christians in Northern Lebanon Report Repulse of Leftist Attack, The New York Times, July 7, 1976, Page 3.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 6 (AP)—Heavy fighting was reported in northern Lebanon today, with Lebanese Christians asserting that they had beaten back an assault by Lebanese leftists and their Palestinian allies into Christian‐held areas.

Figures compiled from hospitals and security sources indicated that mere than 200 people were killed in the last 24 hours.

Palestinians charged that troops of Syria's expeditionary force in Lebanon were helping the Christians in a counterattack.

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Between 95^[2] and 200^[4] died in the attack.

• Damour massacre
• Bait Mallat massacre
• Naameh massacre
• Tal Abass massacre
• Deir Ashash killing
• Hosh Barada massacre
• Aishiyeh massacre

1. ↑ Mordechai Nisan (2004) "The Conscience of Lebanon: A Political Biography of Etienne Sakr (Abu-Arz)." p. 158
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Claude Hajjar, Chronology of crimes

   July 5th, 1976 – The Syrians and Palestinians attacked the village of Shekka, in North Lebanon, to commit Genocide of 95 civilians. Hundreds of others got killed and injured before and after that tragic date. Women, children and elderly were slaughtered, decapitated in cold blood and burnt alive.

3. ↑ G. Prepared Statement by Colonel Sharbel Barakat: Religious Persecution in the Middle East: Faces of the Persecuted: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, May 1 and June 10, 1997, Vol. 4. U. S. Government Staff, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998, p.119 ; Senate Hearing: Barakat

   Since 1975, about 150,000 Christians were killed during the war. Thousands of Lebanese Muslims died as well. Entire Christian villages were erased and their populations were ethnically cleansed.  In Damur (south of Beirut), for example, a thousand Christian civilians were killed while the armed bands shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "Jihad" (Holy war slogans) Churches were burned down by dozens. An account of the horrors is too long to include in this testimony.

   Here are few examples of massacres: 1975: Belt Mellat, Deir Eshash Tall Abbas (north Lebanon), Damur (Mount Lebanon) 1976: Chekka (north Lebanon), Qaa, Terbol (Bekaa valley) 1977: Aishye (south Lebanon), Maaser el-Shuf (Shuf Mountain) 1978: Ras Baalbeck, Shleefa (Bekaa valley) 1983: Major massacres in Aley, and the Shuf mountains. Ia addition to the 241 U.S. Marines and 78 French paratroopers savagely assassinated by Hizbollah 1984: Iqlim el-Kharrub (Mourn Lebanon) 1985: East Sidon (South Lebanon)

   1990: Matn district

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v • d • e Christian victims of Palestinians Incidents Aishiyeh massacre • ‎Brih massacre • ‎Bait Mallat massacre • Damour massacre • Deir Ashash killing • Hosh Barada massacre • Kab Elias massacre • Naameh massacre ‎• Palestinians' role in triggering Lebanon's 1970s civil war • Shekka massacre • Tal Abbas massacre • 1978-2000 South Lebanon conflict People Yasir Arafat • Zuheir Mohsen • Abu Musa[1][2][3] Groups involved PLO • Fatah • Al Saaka • DFLP (in Damour)