Editing 1982 Lebanon War (section)

==Further conflict and Israeli withdrawal==
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Following the departure of the PLO and international peacekeepers, Islamist militants began launching guerrilla attacks against Israeli forces. Suicide bombings were a particularly popular tactic, the most serious being the [[Tyre headquarters bombings]], which twice devastated IDF headquarters in Tyre, and killed 103 Israeli soldiers, border policemen, and [[Shin Bet]] agents, as well as 49–56 Lebanese. The IDF subsequently withdrew from the Shouf Mountains but continued occupying Lebanon south of the [[Awali River]].

An increased number of Islamic militias began operating in South Lebanon, launching guerrilla attacks on Israeli positions and on pro-Israeli Lebanese militias.  Israeli forces often responded with increased security measures and airstrikes on militant positions, and casualties on all sides steadily climbed. In a vacuum left with eradication of PLO, the disorganized Islamic militants in South Lebanon began to consolidate. The emerging [[Hezbollah]], soon to become the preeminent Islamic militia, evolved during this period. However, scholars disagree as to when Hezbollah came to be regarded as a distinct entity. Over time, a number of Shi'a group members were slowly assimilated into the organization, such as Islamic Jihad members, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, and the Revolutionary Justice Organization.

In February 1985, Israel withdrew from [[Sidon]] and turned it over to the Lebanese Army, but faced attacks: 15 Israelis were killed and 105 wounded during the withdrawal. Dozens of pro-Israeli Lebanese militiamen were also assassinated. From mid-February to mid-March, the Israelis lost 18 dead and 35 wounded. On 11 March, Israeli forces raided the town of [[Zrariyah]], killing 40 Amal fighters and capturing a large stock of arms. On 9 April, a Shiite girl drove a car bomb into an IDF convoy, and the following day, a soldier was killed by a land mine. During that same period, Israeli forces killed 80 Lebanese guerrillas in five weeks. Another 1,800 Shi'as were taken as prisoners.

Israel withdrew from the Bekaa valley on 24 April, and from [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] on the 29th. In June 1985, the IDF unilaterally withdrew to a security zone in southern Lebanon along with its principal Lebanese ally, the [[South Lebanon Army]], completing its troop withdrawal to the security zone on 5 June.<ref>Gibler, Douglas M: ''International Conflicts, 1816-2010: Militarized Interstate Dispute Narratives'', p. 695</ref>

Despite this being considered the end of the war, conflict would continue. Hezbollah continued to fight the IDF and SLA in the [[South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)|South Lebanon conflict]] until Israel's final withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000.