| Qaa Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of theLebanese Civil War | |
 Victims of the massacre | |
| Location | Qaa,Lebanon |
| Date | 28 June 1978; 47 years ago (1978-06-28) |
| Target | Kataeb andNational Liberal Party Members |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 26 people |
| Perpetrators |  Defense Companies |
| Motive | Revenge for the murder ofTony Frangieh |
TheQaa massacre (Arabic:مجزرة القاع) took place on June 28, 1978, in which four villages in BaalbackRas Baalback, Qaa,Fakiha andJdeide were attacked in apparent retaliation forEhden massacre.
TheNew York Times reported that the victims were believed to have taken part inthe killing of 40 people two weeks earlier in the northern town ofEhden. The report quotedCamille Chamoun as saying that the attack on the four villages was by “non-Lebanese, non-civilians” and that the gunmen entered the villages with lists of names. Phalangist radio reported 40 people were kidnapped and 26 of them killed. The dead were reported to be members of the PhalangistKataeb party and Chamoun'sNational Liberal Party.[1]
Fifteen days earlier, Kataeb committed amassacre inEhden, killing 40 people includingTony Frangieh.[2]
