ASSAULT ON LEBANON*
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________Israel Assault*
____________vs.*
Palestine Liberation Organization*
_________Defend*
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Date: June 6, 1982*
Location: Lebanon*
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Tired of the constant harassing artillery fire from the PLO in Lebanon, the Israelis decided to launch a punitive offensive to clear out the PLO bases in southern Lebanon. Task Force A, from the Israeli 211th Armored Brigade, was assigned the mission to drive up the coast and into the city of Tyre. At first, the PLO fighters offered spirited resistance, but were soon overwhelmed by the combination of Israeli armor and artillery. Retreating northward, the PLO decided to make another stand near the town of Rachidye. 
