# February 6 Intifada
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{{Short description|1984 battle of the Lebanese Civil War}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = February 6 Intifada
| place = West [Beirut](/source/Beirut)
| partof = the [Lebanese Civil War](/source/Lebanese_Civil_War)
| date = 6 February 1984
| result = '''[LNRF](/source/Lebanese_National_Resistance_Front)''' victory
* Virtual collapse of the [LAF](/source/Lebanese_Armed_Forces)
| combatant1 = {{tree list}}
* 22px|border '''[Lebanese National Resistance Front](/source/Lebanese_National_Resistance_Front)'''
** 22px|border [Amal Movement](/source/Amal_Movement)
** {{flagicon image|Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party.svg}} [PSP](/source/Progressive_Socialist_Party)
** {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg}} [SSNP-L](/source/Syrian_Social_Nationalist_Party_in_Lebanon)
** {{flagicon image|Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg}} [LCP](/source/Lebanese_Communist_Party)
* {{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} '''[Sixth Infantry Brigade](/source/6th_Infantry_Brigade_(Lebanon))'''
* '''Supported by''':
* {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [Syria](/source/Ba'athist_Syria)
{{tree list/end}}
| combatant2 = {{tree list}}
* {{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} '''[Lebanese Armed Forces](/source/Lebanese_Armed_Forces)'''
* '''Supported by:'''
* 20px '''[Multinational Force in Lebanon](/source/Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon)'''
** {{flagicon|United States}} [United States](/source/United_States)
** {{flagicon|France}} [France](/source/France)
** {{flagicon|Italy}} [Italy](/source/Italy)
** {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
{{tree list/end}}
| commander1 = 24px|border [Nabih Berri](/source/Nabih_Berri)
24px|border [Walid Jumblatt](/source/Walid_Jumblatt)
24px|border Inaam Raad
24px|border [George Hawi](/source/George_Hawi)
{{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} Col. Lutfi Jabbar
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} [Amine Gemayel](/source/Amine_Gemayel)
{{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} [Ibrahim Tannous](/source/Ibrahim_Tannous)
{{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} [Michel Aoun](/source/Michel_Aoun)
| strength1 =
}}
{{Campaignbox Lebanese Civil War}}
The '''February 6 Intifada''' or '''February 6 uprising in West Beirut''' took place on 6 February 1984 during the [Lebanese Civil War](/source/Lebanese_Civil_War).[Young, Michael. 7 February 2004. "[https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2004/Feb-07/92262-remembering-the-uprising-of-feb-6-1984.ashx Remembering the uprising of Feb. 6, 1984] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618063438/https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2004/Feb-07/92262-remembering-the-uprising-of-feb-6-1984.ashx |date=2021-06-18 }}." ''The Daily Star''.] It was a battle where the Shia [Amal Movement](/source/Amal_Movement) and the Druze [Progressive Socialist Party](/source/Progressive_Socialist_Party) decisively defeated the [Lebanese army](/source/Lebanese_army) and the [Multinational Force present in Lebanon](/source/Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon) that supported it. It resulted in the collapse of the [United States](/source/United_States) and [Israel](/source/Israel)'s influence in Lebanon, and the beginning of the [War of the Camps](/source/War_of_the_Camps).
== Background ==
The [Lebanese army](/source/Lebanese_army) was in full control of Beirut since the Israeli withdrawal. However, they were accused of partisanship, and of orchestrating mass arrests in [West Beirut](/source/Beirut), up to 2,000 Shiites in [Dahieh](/source/Dahieh), which led residents to see them more as an occupying army doing as they please upon a defeated population.[{{Citation|title=Lebanon's civil war - Part 11: Return of Syrian influence - عودة النفوذ السوري| date=17 May 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxZvuAFOgtk&list=PLv7qBtPMGyXZZLxv1XBJzIyo9rdKwD9Jo&index=11|language=en|access-date=2021-06-22}}]
The [May 17 Agreement](/source/May_17_Agreement) which was signed earlier in 1983, was largely denounced by the Muslims and the Syrians, who saw it as an admission of defeat and a recognition of Israel.
Moreover, the US-led [Multinational Force present in Lebanon](/source/Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon) were originally seen as a peacekeeping force in Beirut. However, during the 1983-1984 [Mountain War](/source/Mountain_War_(Lebanon)), they aided the Lebanese Army against the Druze [PSP](/source/Progressive_Socialist_Party) and their allies by heavily shelling the [Chouf](/source/Chouf_District) and West Beirut, the heaviest offshore bombardment the U.S. had conducted since the [Korean war](/source/Korean_War), cementing their image as just another faction in the civil war.[{{cite magazine|url=http://www.charlesglass.net/archives/2006/07/lebanon_agonist.html |title=Lebanon Agonistes |access-date=2009-10-17 |last=Glass |first=Charles |date=July 2006 |authorlink=Charles Glass |magazine=CounterPunch |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105182548/http://www.charlesglass.net/archives/2006/07/lebanon_agonist.html |archive-date= 5 January 2009 }}]
The [1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut](/source/1983_United_States_embassy_bombing_in_Beirut) and the [1983 Beirut barracks bombings](/source/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings) were precursors to the February 6 Intifada.
== Events of February 6 ==
On 6 February 1984 leaders of various Lebanese factions were invited by Syrian President [Hafez al-Assad](/source/Hafez_al-Assad) to visit [Damascus](/source/Damascus) to sort out their difference there. The February 6 intifada was planned to happen while they were all gone. This was to leave the major role in the battle to the [Amal Movement](/source/Amal_Movement), with the intention of elevating their political and military importance.