Wax ka sii qor faqradan - Dagaalkii Buuraha
, maleeshiyada ciidamada Lubnaan ee Maronite-ka ah ayaa qabsatay Degmada Chouf waxayna isku dayeen inay ku soo rogaan awoodeeda xoog, iyagoo sida la sheegay dilay ku dhawaad 145 qof oo rayid ah oo Druze ah oo ku sugnaa Kfar Matta bishii Sebtember 1983 (in kasta oo ilo kale ay ku andacoonayaan in tirada dhimashada ay gaareen 200 oo qof). Taliska ciidamada Lubnaan ayaa markii dambe ku eedeeyay ciidamada Druze ee PLA inay ku kaceen "xasuuq aan horay loo arag" ee Chouf, ka dib markii ciidamada milatariga ee Walid Jumblatt ay 31kii Ogosto iyo 13kii Sebtember 1983 ay qabsadeen laba iyo lixdan tuulo oo Maronite ah (oo ay ku jiraan Bmarian, Bireh, Ras el-Matn, Maaser Beit ed-Dine, Chartoun, Ain el-Hour, Bourjayne, Fawara, iyo Maaser el-Chouf), waxay dileen 1,500 oo qof waxayna ka eryeen 50,000 oo kale guryahooda oo ku yaal meelaha buuraleyda ah ee bariga iyo galbeedka Beirut.