The events of Faydiyeh revealed the Syrian regime’s true stance on the conflict, as its role shifted into that of an occupying army. Efforts then began to divide the Lebanese Front. Shortly after, former President Suleiman Frangieh criticized the Lebanese Front’s growing cooperation with Israel. The rift between Frangieh and the Kataeb Party deepened, and following a series of incidents, Kataeb official Joud El-Bayeh was assassinated in Zgharta on June 7, 1978.

The mediation attempt by Maronite Patriarch Antonios Khreich failed, prompting the Kataeb Party to decide to retaliate against Frangieh’s attacks on its leaders and supporters in northern Lebanon.

This led to the Ehden incident on June 13, 1978, in which Tony Frangieh, the son of Suleiman Frangieh, was killed following a confrontation decision made by the Kataeb Political Bureau in response to the killing of Joud El-Bayeh.

These acts of revenge by Frangieh’s gunmen resulted in the displacement of Kataeb supporters from northern villages. Most of them sought refuge in the monastery of Mayfouq–Byblos, where they were sheltered by the monks. These developments directly led to the establishment of the Qattara barracks under the leadership of Samir Geagea.