Battle of Tripoli (1983)
November 3 – December 20, 1983 · Tripoli, Lebanon
Result Pro-Syrian Palestinian victory
Major battle in mid-to-late 1983 of the Lebanese Civil War, fought in the northern coastal city of Tripoli between pro-Syrian Palestinian militant factions and Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization. It resulted in the withdrawal of the PLO from the city. The battle largely ended the PLO's involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
