672 Chapter 5
651 EGYPT/740 JAPANMID#3511
Started in February 1945. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/651 Egypt dyad dis-
pute list.
652 SYRIA/660 LEBANON
MID#1603
Dispute Number: 1603
Date(s): May 10, 1949 to June 2, 1949
Participants: 652 Syria/660 Lebanon
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A Syrian army captain and three soldiers crossed the Lebanese border
and murdered a Lebanese man accused of selling land to Jews and spying for Israel.
Lebanon arrested the four men and resisted Syrian demands for extradition. After
Egyptian-Saudi arbitration, Lebanon released the soldiers.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 19, 1949. End Date changed from
August 14, 1949. Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#3167
Dispute Number: 3167
Date(s): February 1, 1963 to February 4, 1963
Participants: 652 Syria/660 Lebanon
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Syria made two incursions into Lebanon to interrogate Lebanese villagers
suspected of being Nasserite agents. When a Lebanese gendarmerie patrol tried to
interfere, they were detained and later released.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from February 5, 1963. End Date changed from
February 5, 1963. Outcome changed from Unclear.
MID#3166
Dispute Number: 3166
Date(s): August 1963 to November 8, 1963
Participants: 652 Syria/660 Lebanon
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths