Word: chamounist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...town of Damur, twelve miles south of Beirut, symbolizes the hatred between Christians and Palestinians that flared during the civil war. The town, once a Chamounist stronghold, had been taken over by Palestinians who, in 1976, had survived a 52-day siege and subsequent massacre by Christian militias at the Tel Zaatar refugee camp in Beirut. The Christians of Damur had been rudely displaced to make way for the Palestinian refugees, and resented it deeply. During the Israeli invasion, the Palestinians were driven from Damur, and the town was returned to Christian control. The Damur Battalion, whose ranks include members...
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