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  • October 13, 1983

    Military Action:

    Grenade thrown at temporary US Embassy in Beirut; LAF and miltiamen exchange mortar and machine gun fire at Souq al-Gharb; sniping continues in southern Beirut suburbs;...

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  • October 5, 1983

    Military Action:

    LAF and Muslim militiamen exchange fire in southern Beirut suburbs; pro- and anti-Syrian militias in Tripoli battle overnight with RPGs, mortars, machine guns; IDF and...

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  • October 3, 1983

    Military Action:

    Mortar and machine gun fire from unidentified sources directed at LAF position near Khaldeh; artillery and RPG fire exchanged in Beirut suburbs of Ain Rummaneh and Chiah;...

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Military Action:

Grenade thrown at temporary US Embassy in Beirut; LAF and miltiamen exchange mortar and machine gun fire at Souq al-Gharb; sniping continues in southern Beirut suburbs; heavy fighting continues for second day in Tripoli, PLO guerrillas under Arafat separate combatants, cease-fire called.

Casualties:

1 Marine wounded by grenade; 60 killed, 130 wounded in 2 days of Tripoli fighting, mostly members of Lebanese Communist Party.

Political Responses:

Israel/ Occupied Territories: Israeli Finance Minister resigns after public disclosure of his proposal to dollarize the economy, replacing the shekel with the dollar as legal tender.

Palestinians/ Lebanese: Preparatory meeting for reconciliation talks takes place in Beirut, all invited factions send representatives except Karame, Franjieh and Edde.

Military Action:

LAF and Muslim militiamen exchange fire in southern Beirut suburbs; pro- and anti-Syrian militias in Tripoli battle overnight with RPGs, mortars, machine guns; IDF and Syrian forces in Beqaa exchange artillery and machine gun fire.

Casualties:

6 killed in Tripoli fighting. Political Responses:

US and Other Countries: Pentagon proposes to sell additional 253 APCs plus .50-cal. machine guns to Lebanon.

Military Action:

Mortar and machine gun fire from unidentified sources directed at LAF position near Khaldeh; artillery and RPG fire exchanged in Beirut suburbs of Ain Rummaneh and Chiah; US Marines placed on highest state of alert as mortars fall near compound; car bomb explodes as IDF vehicle passes southeast of Tyre.

Casualties:

2 IDF soldiers wounded in car bomb explosion.

Political Responses:

Palestinians/ Lebanese: Lebanese Cabinet meets in emergency session, states that efforts to arrange time and place for national reconciliation talks remain unsuccessful; 45 more LAF officers and soldiers join other "conscientious objectors" at Hammana Barracks, refuse to take part in LAF operations until national agreement on use of LAF is achieved, accuse LAF of giving US-provided weapons, ammunition, and artillery target coordinates to Phalange militia; 23 Fateh military staff officers in Damascus defect to PLO rebels.

US and Other Countries: Greek PM meets Jumblatt in Athens.