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The April 18, 1983, United States Embassy bombing was a suicide bombing on the Embassy of the United States in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by. The victims were mostly embassy and CIA staff members, but also included several US soldiers and one U.S. Marine Security Guard .
On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two attackers.
Lebanese Forces: Was shot and killed in Jbeil October 21, 1990 Dany Chamoun, son of former President Camille Chamoun: Beirut Shooting Syria [24] Killed along with his wife and 2 sons. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea was convicted but later cleared of the murder. December 1991 Mustafa Jeha, writer and Al-Amal contributor [25] Beirut Shooting ...
Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at ...
Twelve people were reported dead and 66 injured in the attack, Lebanese officials said. ... wanted by the U.S. for 1983 bombings that killed 300 Americans, on Sept 20, 2024. ...
The attack killed a total of 23 people (+1 suicide bomber). Only two of the dead were American: Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth V. Welch of the US Army and Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Ray Wagner of the US Navy, who were both assigned to the US Defense Attache Office in Beirut. The majority of those killed were Lebanese, "either local ...
Lebanese and Americans: Islamic Jihad Organization: Islamic militants bombed United States embassy 1983 Beirut barracks bombing: October 23, 1983: Beirut: 307 Americans, French and Lebanese: Islamic Jihad Organization: Victims were mostly American Marines. 1984 Sohmor massacre: September 20, 1984: Sohmor: 13 Lebanese: Israel Defence Forces, and ...
Over 1.2 million Lebanese have been displaced, according to Lebanese authorities, including 300,000 children, UNICEF said. There have also been nearly 2,000 people killed since the resurgence of ...