1983 ⟶ Beirut Barracks Bombing

October 23: The Beirut barracks bombing results in the death...
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🪖 Lebanon Crisis and US Military Intervention

July – October: 1958 Lebanon crisis.⟶
Lebanon Crisis and US Military Intervention (1958)
Cold WarUS Foreign PolicyPan-ArabismMilitary InterventionGeopoliticsPolitical Instability
LebanonLebanonUnited StatesUnited StatesEgyptEgyptSyriaSyria

🕊️ North Yemen Civil War Officially Ends

December 1: North Yemen Civil War ends.⟶
North Yemen Civil War Officially Ends (1970)
Civil WarPost-ColonialismCold WarMilitary ConflictArab World
YemenYemen

💥 Bus Massacre in Lebanon Sparks Civil War

April 13: Bus massacre in Lebanon triggers the Lebanese Civil War which lasts until 1990⟶
Bus Massacre in Lebanon Sparks Civil War (1975)
Civil WarPolitical InstabilityWarfareArmed Conflict
LebanonLebanon

💣 Beirut Barracks Bombing

October 23: The Beirut barracks bombing results in the deaths of 307 people, hastening the removal of international peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.⟶
Beirut Barracks Bombing (1983)
TerrorismMilitary ConflictCivil WarCold WarPeacekeepingHezbollah
LebanonLebanonUnited StatesUnited StatesFranceFrance

💥 Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Beirut

April 18: The Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Beirut results in 63 deaths.⟶
Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Beirut (1983)
TerrorismLebanese Civil WarMiddle East ConflictDiplomacyHezbollah
LebanonLebanonUnited StatesUnited States

💣 Al-Askari Mosque Bombing Triggers Iraqi Civil War

February 22: 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing turns the escalation of sectarian violence in Iraq into a full-scale war (the Iraqi Civil War of 2006-2008).⟶
Al-Askari Mosque Bombing Triggers Iraqi Civil War (2006)
Iraq WarCivil WarTerrorismAl-QaedaInsurgencyMilitary Conflict
IraqIraq