Lebanese conflict - arrival of French troops

Title

Lebanese conflict - arrival of French troops

Genre

News report

TX Date

21 Aug 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Andrew Simmons reports on the arrival of French Paratroopers in Beirut as part of an international peacekeeeping force aimed at securing an end to the fighting in the Lebanon between Israeli and Palestinian troops and the evacuation of PLO guerrillas.

Contributors

Andrew Simmons

Keywords

Israel; Middle East; Armed forces; PLO; France; Military affairs; Conflict resolution; Lebanon; Beirut; Peacebuilding; Peacekeeping; Evacuation; Arab states

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