In 1982, Israel went to war in Lebanon, beginning a brutal campaign against terrorism. The Israeli army decisively defeated its adversaries, only to find itself mired in a long counterinsurgency campaign in which it ended up paying a terrible price | ThePrint

The 1982 Lebanon War, initiated by Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon, left a complex and lasting legacy. Aimed at expelling the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the war saw Israeli forces besiege Beirut and engage in heavy fighting with various Lebanese and Palestinian militias. While Israel achieved its military objective of forcing the PLO to evacuate, the invasion destabilized Lebanon further, exacerbating the country’s civil war and sectarian divisions. The war also saw the rise

In 1982, with crises mounting, Reagan sent US troops to Lebanon as peacekeepers. The goal? To stabilize the region and negotiate the withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces. But neither seemed aligned with US goals. #Lebanon #Reagan #History #MiddleEast #Peacekeeping From: The Reagan Presidency Series 01 Episode 02 | Timeline - World History