Editing Lebanese Armed Forces (section)

===1991 Taif Agreement===
On 4 July 1991, following the failure of disarmament negotiations, as required by the [[Taif Agreement]], the Lebanese Army attacked Palestinian positions in Southern Lebanon. The offensive, involving 10,000 troops against an estimated 5,000 militia, lasted 3 days and ended with the Army taking all the Palestinian positions around [[Sidon]]. In the agreement that followed all heavy weapons were surrendered and infantry weapons only allowed in the two refugee camps, [[Ain al-Hilweh]] and [[Mieh Mieh refugee camp|Mieh Mieh]]. 73 people were killed in the fighting, and 200 wounded, mostly Palestinian.<ref>[[Middle East International]] No 404, 12 July 1991, Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew|Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters|Dennis Walters MP]]; p.3 [[Jim Muir]], pp.4,5 Godfrey Jansen, Lamis Andoni</ref><ref>[[Journal of Palestine Studies]] 81 Volume XXI, Number 1, Autumn 1991, [[University of California Press]]. pp.193,194 Chronology quoting [[Los Angeles Times]] 7/6, Mideast Mirror (MEM), London 7/5</ref>