All about the Lebanese Civil War. With its myriad of characters, militias and massacres, it has been one of the longest civil wars. It involved three foreign actors with several instances of occupations: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Syria and Israel. PLO didn't have a state of its own but was able to take over chunks of Lebanon. Civil War (first) begins in 1958. Civil War (second) begins in 1975. Civil War (third) begins in 1982. During 1985-1989, the Fourth Civil War Begins, which we will discuss in the next episode.