War of Elimination (1990, Lebanon)

War of Elimination
	Part of the Lebanese Civil War
Date	31 January – 13 October 1990
Location	Beirut and surroundings, Lebanon
Result	LF victory Surrender of Aoun's forces; Aoun exiled to France; 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; Fouad Malek

The War of Elimination (Arabic: حرب الإلغاء^[1] or War of Attrition, also known as the Aoun-Geagea War) was an inter-Christian military conflict within the final phase of the Lebanese Civil War as part of the War of Liberation which took place between January and October 1990. It was fought between the Lebanese Army, led by General Michel Aoun, and the Lebanese Forces, led by Samir Geagea.^[2] The confrontation led to the total devastation of the Eastern Canton and ended with the Syrian army invading the Christian areas,^[3] Aoun's exile to France^[4] and subsequently the end of the civil 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.
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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.

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War of Elimination (1990, Lebanon)

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