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The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the invasion of Syria and Lebanon (then controlled by Nazi Germany) in June and July 1941 by British Empire forces, during the Second World War.
During the first hour of 8 June 1941, as part of Operation Exporter, Australian forces in northern Palestine crossed the border into southern Lebanon.Initial resistance from Vichy forces south of the Litani River was scattered and generally disorganised.
The fighting came several days after the Allied forces from the Australian 21st Brigade, under Brigadier Jack Stevens, crossed the Litani River as part of Operation Exporter. After preliminary moves by the 2/27th Infantry Battalion around Adloun, the 2/14th Infantry Battalion had carried the advance north along the coast towards Sidon.
In 1920, the French were given a mandate over Syria and Lebanon by the League of Nations. During this period of time, Syria was known as the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon was known as the French Mandate of Lebanon. South Lebanon Sector [9] Saïda Sub-Sector III/22nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment; I/Colonial Artillery Regiment of the Levant
Making A Difference of Lebanon, PA was awarded Nonprofit of the year during the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce's breakfast held at StoneRidge Poplar Run in Myerstown on Wednesday, Dec. 13.
Israel’s apparently impending ground incursion into Lebanon will drive home a new strategic reality of a year of war — the once-mighty US is powerless to rein in its ally or to influence other ...
Israel’s military ground operation in southern Lebanon has been expanded, the country’s defense minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Katz did not clarify when the decision to expand ...
Ames was killed on April 18, 1983, when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the United States embassy in Beirut.A total of 63 people were killed in the explosion, including Ames, the CIA Lebanon station chief and his deputy, as well as six other CIA officers and eight other Americans.