1958 Lebanon crisis

1958 Lebanon crisis
	Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War
	; American Marine in a foxhole outside Beirut
Date	15 July – 25 October 1958 ; (3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location	Port of Beirut, Beirut Intl. Airport, Lebanon
Result	Lebanese government victory
Belligerents
Government Lebanese Armed Forces; Kataeb Party; Syrian Social Nationalist Party; ARF;	Opposition Najjadeh Party; Progressive Socialist Party; Lebanese Communist Party; Al-Mourabitoun;
United States	Soviet Union; United Arab Republic;
Commanders and leaders
Camille Chamoun; Naim Moghabghab; Gen. Fouad Chehab; Pierre Gemayel; Dwight D. Eisenhower	Rashid Karami; Saeb Salam; Adnan Al-Hakim; Kamal Jumblatt; Ibrahim Kulaylat; Gamal Abdel Nasser
Casualties and losses
± 1,000 killed or injured; United States:; 1 killed; 1 wounded	+ 5,000 killed or injured

The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a political crisis in Lebanon caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included a United States military intervention. The intervention lasted for around three months until President Camille Chamoun, who had requested the assistance, completed his term as president of Lebanon. American and Lebanese government forces successfully occupied the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport. With the crisis over, the United States withdrew.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.