Middle East Remains Unstable 30 Years after Attacks on Peacekeepers in Lebanon
… (BLT) of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit at the Beirut International Airport. Originating from a truck that had rammed … and French forces were serving in Beirut as part of a multinational peace-keeping force . Sectarian political and … to accept the essentially Arab nature of Lebanon, and the “National Pact” was established. The sides agreed that a …