| Aishiyeh massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part ofLebanese Civil War andPalestinian insurgency in South Lebanon | |
  Aishiya Aishiya (Lebanon) | |
| Location | 33°24′29.89″N35°33′23.02″E / 33.4083028°N 35.5563944°E /33.4083028; 35.5563944 Aishiya,Lebanon |
| Date | 19–21 October 1976 |
| Target | Lebanese Christians |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 70+[1] |
| Injured | 100[1] |
| Perpetrators |  As-Sa'iqa Fatah Lebanese Communist Party |
TheAishiyeh massacre was a massacre in 1976 inAishiya,[2]Lebanon, of more than 70 Lebanese Christian civilians,[3] including at least 7 under the age of 16, by the Syrian backed[citation needed] Palestinian factionsFatah andAs-Sa'iqa during theLebanese Civil War. Four people were reported to be executed and one was burned alive.[1] The village was depopulated and used asPalestine Liberation Organization base of operation.[4] TheOnline Encyclopedia of Mass Violence estimated that at least 100 people were injured in the attack.[3]
The town was attacked again bySaika on November 5, 1977, killing 41 people.[5]
Fatah, Saika Organization and their allies attacked the village of Aishiyeh in the South and committed mass murder and atrocities, as part of the Syrian Regime's ethnic cleansing campaign. More than 70 innocent people were killed and 100 seriously wounded.
On November 5, 1977 the Saheka forces attacked the village of Aishiyeh killing 41 of its residents and displacing most of the others.
