1984 Sohmor massacre
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Sohmor, Beqaa, Lebanon
| 1984 Sohmor massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of 1982 Lebanon war | |
| Location | 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E / 33.51861°N 35.68556°E Sohmor, Beqaa, Lebanon |
| Date | 20 September 1984 (UTC+03:00) |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Deaths | 13 |
| Injured | 20-40 |
| Perpetrators |  South Lebanon Army Israel Defense Forces (support)[1] |
No. of participants | 300+ |
| Motive | Revenge, Islamophobia |
| Convicted | 15 |
The 1984 Sohmor massacre, also known as the first Sohmor massacre, took place on 20 September 1984 when Druze members of the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army, opened fire at a group of Shia civilians, killing 13 civilians in the Lebanese village of Sohmor.[2]
Sohmor is a Shia Muslim village in Western Beqaa. The South Lebanon Army, led by Antoine Lahad consisted mainly of Christian and Druze militiamen trained and armed by Israel.[3][4][5]
Attack
Previously, 3-4 Druze militia were killed and 5 were wounded in an ambush within Sohmor. While the IDF encircled the village, the SLA gathered 300 men, aged 16 to 39 years, in the main square to investigate the recent ambush. Once there, the SLA militia began to shoot at the villagers and throw grenades at them. While screaming "this is for what you did to the patrol last night".[1][6][7] The killing went on for 15 to 30 minutes, killed were 13 and 20-40 were wounded.[8][9][10]
Some wounded villagers were taken to Israel for treatment.[1]