1983 Beirut barracks bombings
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1983 Beirut barracks bombing | 3 |
| 1983 Beirut barracks bombings canonical | 3 |
| Beirut Marine barracks bombing | 1 |
| Beirut barracks bombing | 1 |
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Target entity: 1983 Beirut barracks bombings Context triple: [Lebanese Civil War, notableAttack, 1983 Beirut barracks bombings]
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1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
The 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut was a major suicide truck bombing that devastated the U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon, killing dozens and marking one of the earliest large-scale attacks against American targets in the Middle East.
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B.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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C.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
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D.
McGurk's Bar bombing
The McGurk's Bar bombing was a 1971 loyalist terrorist attack in Belfast in which a bomb exploded in a Catholic pub, killing 15 civilians and becoming one of the deadliest single incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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E.
Cedar Revolution
The Cedar Revolution was a series of massive, largely peaceful protests in Lebanon in 2005 that demanded the end of Syrian military and political influence and led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1983 Beirut barracks bombings Target entity description: 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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A.
1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
The 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut was a major suicide truck bombing that devastated the U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon, killing dozens and marking one of the earliest large-scale attacks against American targets in the Middle East.
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B.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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C.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
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D.
McGurk's Bar bombing
The McGurk's Bar bombing was a 1971 loyalist terrorist attack in Belfast in which a bomb exploded in a Catholic pub, killing 15 civilians and becoming one of the deadliest single incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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E.
Cedar Revolution
The Cedar Revolution was a series of massive, largely peaceful protests in Lebanon in 2005 that demanded the end of Syrian military and political influence and led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
attack on peacekeepers
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mass murder ⓘ suicide bombing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ truck bombing ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
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surface form:
Beirut Marine barracks bombing
1983 Beirut barracks bombings ⓘ
surface form:
Beirut barracks bombing
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| attackType | coordinated suicide bombings ⓘ |
| conflict | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date | 23 October 1983 ⓘ |
| firstBombTarget |
United States Marine Corps barracks
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surface form:
U.S. Marine barracks
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| injured | over 100 people ⓘ |
| killed |
18 U.S. Navy sailors
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220 U.S. Marines ⓘ 241 U.S. service members ⓘ 3 U.S. Army soldiers ⓘ 58 French paratroopers ⓘ 6 civilians ⓘ |
| legalAftermath | U.S. court rulings holding Iran liable ⓘ |
| location |
Beirut
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Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Beirut International Airport
|
| memorial |
Beirut Memorial in Jacksonville, North Carolina
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annual remembrance ceremonies on 23 October ⓘ |
| method | suicide truck bombing ⓘ |
| numberOfAttacks | 2 ⓘ |
| organizerAlleged | Imad Mughniyeh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lebanese Civil War
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history of Hezbollah–United States relations ⓘ |
| perpetratorClaimedBy | Islamic Jihad Organization ⓘ |
| result |
heightened U.S.-Iran tensions
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increased U.S. security measures for overseas bases ⓘ weakening of Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ withdrawal of French forces from Lebanon ⓘ withdrawal of U.S. forces from Lebanon ⓘ |
| secondBombTarget | French paratrooper barracks ⓘ |
| significance |
deadliest single-day death toll for U.S. Marines since Iwo Jima
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major turning point in Lebanese Civil War international involvement ⓘ one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces overseas ⓘ |
| suspectedBacker |
Hezbollah
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Iran ⓘ |
| target |
French paratrooper barracks
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Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ United States Marine Corps barracks ⓘ |
| timeOfFirstExplosion | 06:22 local time ⓘ |
| victimCountry |
France
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1983 Beirut barracks bombings Description of subject: 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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