Siege of Beirut
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The Siege of Beirut was a major 1982 military confrontation in which Israeli forces encircled and heavily bombarded Lebanon’s capital to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization, causing extensive civilian casualties and destruction.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Beirut canonical | 2 |
| Israeli military occupation of West Beirut | 1 |
| Siege of Beirut (1982) | 1 |
| siege of Beirut | 1 |
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Target entity: Siege of Beirut Context triple: [1982 Lebanon War, notableEvent, Siege of Beirut]
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Syrian–Lebanese campaign
The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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Syrian siege of Zahle
The Syrian siege of Zahle was a major 1980–1981 military encirclement and bombardment of the predominantly Christian town of Zahle by Syrian forces during the Lebanese Civil War, aimed at crushing anti-Syrian militias and consolidating Syrian control in Lebanon.
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1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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E.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Beirut Target entity description: The Siege of Beirut was a major 1982 military confrontation in which Israeli forces encircled and heavily bombarded Lebanon’s capital to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization, causing extensive civilian casualties and destruction.
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A.
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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C.
Syrian siege of Zahle
The Syrian siege of Zahle was a major 1980–1981 military encirclement and bombardment of the predominantly Christian town of Zahle by Syrian forces during the Lebanese Civil War, aimed at crushing anti-Syrian militias and consolidating Syrian control in Lebanon.
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D.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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E.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ military siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Israel
ⓘ
Lebanese Front ⓘ
surface form:
Lebanese National Movement forces
Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| casualties | thousands of civilians killed and wounded ⓘ |
| conflict | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| endDate | 1982-08-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
PLO evacuation to Tunis and other Arab states
ⓘ
deployment of Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ |
| goal | expulsion of the Palestine Liberation Organization from Beirut ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| involves |
Israeli Ground Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Israel Defense Forces ground forces
Israeli Air Force ⓘ Israeli Navy ⓘ PLO guerrilla fighters ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Army units
|
| location |
Beirut
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ |
| mediator | Philip Habib ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ encirclement ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
United States foreign policy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States diplomacy
|
| notableCommander |
Ariel Sharon
ⓘ
Mustafa Tlass ⓘ Rafael Eitan ⓘ Yasser Arafat ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blockade of West Beirut
ⓘ
large-scale displacement of civilians ⓘ urban warfare in a densely populated capital city ⓘ |
| opponent |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
1982 Lebanon War ⓘ
surface form:
PLO forces in Lebanon
Syrian occupation of Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian forces in Lebanon
|
| partOf | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June 1982
|
| relatedEvent | Sabra and Shatila massacre ⓘ |
| result |
Siege of Beirut
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Israeli military occupation of West Beirut
PLO evacuation from Beirut ⓘ extensive destruction of Beirut infrastructure ⓘ heavy civilian casualties ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-06-14 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Beirut Description of subject: The Siege of Beirut was a major 1982 military confrontation in which Israeli forces encircled and heavily bombarded Lebanon’s capital to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization, causing extensive civilian casualties and destruction.
Referenced by (5)
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