1976

January 5: Sieges of Tal al-Zaatar Palestinian camp by the Lebanese Front.

January 18: Karantina Massacre: Right-wing Christian forces like the Guardians of the Cedars, the Phalangist and the Tigers Militia took control of the Karantina district. Hundreds of Palestinians were killed and the inhabitants fled before the shantytown was burned and bulldozed.

January 20: Damour Massacre: Palestinian guerrillas and the National Movement attacked and destroyed the Christian populated town of Damour south of Beirut. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands were displaced.

January 21: Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) was formed under the leadership of Lieutenant Ahmed al-Khatib and represented Muslim officers and soldiers who defected from the army of Lebanon and accused its Maronite leadership of collaboration with Maronite right-wing militias.

June 1: Syrian army enters Lebanon and stops the vast military gains of Palestinian guerrillas and the Muslim forces against Christian militias.