1958 US military intervention in Lebanon

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The 1958 US military intervention in Lebanon was a Cold War-era deployment of American forces to support the pro-Western Lebanese government amid internal political crisis and regional tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War event
United States military operation
military intervention
aim demonstrate US commitment to Middle East allies
deter external intervention in Lebanon
alsoKnownAs Operation Blue Bat
armyStrength approximately 6000 US Army soldiers
authorizedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
casualties low US combat casualties
ceasefire political settlement brokered with US support
commander Dwight D. Eisenhower
conflict Lebanese political crisis of 1958
context formation of the United Arab Republic
regional influence of Gamal Abdel Nasser
countryInvolved Lebanon
United States
endDate 1958-10-25
legalBasis Eisenhower Doctrine
location Beirut
Beirut International Airport
Lebanon
Mediterranean Sea
marineStrength approximately 8000 US Marines
militaryCommander Admiral James L. Holloway Jr.
General Paul D. Adams
notableUnit 24th Infantry Division (United States)
2nd Provisional Marine Force
Task Force 201
operationType amphibious landing
show of force
opposedIdeology Arab nationalism
Nasserism
pan-Arabism
participatingBranch United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
partOf Cold War
precededBy 1958 Iraqi Revolution
reason prevent perceived communist expansion
stabilize internal political crisis in Lebanon
support pro-Western Lebanese government
relatedDoctrine Eisenhower Doctrine
result election of Fouad Chehab as president of Lebanon
peaceful withdrawal of US forces
stabilization of Lebanese government
startDate 1958-07-15
supportedGovernment Government of Camille Chamoun
linked to: Camille Chamoun
supportedLeader Camille Chamoun
troopStrength approximately 14000 US troops

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Lebanon–United States relations USInvolvementEvent 1958 US military intervention in Lebanon