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Since July, the U.S. has had a level 4 "do not travel" advisory for Lebanon encouraging citizens to get out. On Sept. 27, the State Department said it would not be evacuating Americans, prompting ...
Operation Fluid Drive was a non-combatant evacuation operation led by the United States to evacuate American citizens and other foreign nationals from Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War. [ 1 ] On 20 June 1976, USS Spiegel Grove transported 110 Americans and 157 nationals of other countries from Lebanon to Piraeus, Greece. [ 2 ]
11. 19 September 1998. Monrovia, Liberia. Liberian security forces opened fire on a warlord speaking with U.S. officials at the Embassy gate and subsequently laid siege to the building, killing or wounding more than 10 people. An Embassy staff member and a government contractor were among the wounded.
The Biden administration must issue a noncombatant evacuation order for Lebanon to ensure the safety of American citizens and their loved ones. This is not just a political issue; it is a moral ...
Lebanon. Website. https://lb.usembassy.gov. The Embassy of the United States, Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America located in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon. After the American embassy in Baghdad, the embassy is anticipated to grow to be the second-largest in the world and take up a 43-acre site.
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is encouraging Americans to leave the country as soon as possible after last week’s wave of pager attacks killed dozens and wounded thousands, raising international ...
Islamic Jihad Organization (claimed responsibility) Hezbollah (court finding) 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 ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said. The U.S. Embassy said small arms fire ...