Fifty years ago today, April 15, 1975 (March 4, 1975 in the lunar calendar), the civil war broke out in Lebanon. Buildings destroyed by war can be seen everywhere in Beirut On April 15, fighting between Palestinian guerrillas and Christian Phalangist militiamen broke out in the small country of Lebanon as bomb explosions and machine gun fire shook the windows of Beirut. The total death toll on this day was close to 100. The right-wing Christian Phalange Party has a solid foundation in a country where 50 - 50 Muslims and 50 Christians are divided. The people of this country are equally divided in this conflict. The Phalangists oppose Palestinian attacks on Israel from Lebanon territory. The fighting mainly involved the future homeland of the Palestinian guerrillas, who were driven from Jordan by King Hussein in 1970-1971. The civil war lasted intermittently for 16 years. Militia fighting in Beirut, known as the "Paris of the East", is riddled with holes. Palestinians are fighting Christian militia in Beirut