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Beirut Bombing 1983 - US Marine Barracks
US Marines began a peacekeeping mission as part of a multinational force (MNF) in war torn Lebanon. The Marines were to maintain a visible “presence” in the capital of Beirut, in the hopes ...
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A History of Hezbollah
The United States Embassy building in Beirut, after being struck by a suicide bomber on April 18, 1983. (AP/Wide World Photos) By early 1983, the multinational force made up of U.S., French and ...