Multinational Force in Lebanon

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The Multinational Force in Lebanon was an international peacekeeping coalition, primarily composed of U.S., French, Italian, and later British troops, deployed to stabilize Lebanon and support its government during the early 1980s phase of the Lebanese Civil War.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military coalition ⓘ
multinational peacekeeping force ⓘ
aftermath contributing states reassessed policies on peacekeeping in active civil wars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs MNF ⓘ
BritishUnit Royal Marines ⓘ
casualties significant military casualties among U.S. and French contingents ⓘ
conflict Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
controversy perceived loss of neutrality after U.S. naval gunfire support to Lebanese Army ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
endTime 1984-03-31 ⓘ
establishedBy France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
FrenchUnit 11th Parachute Brigade ⓘ
headquarters Beirut International Airport ⓘ
ItalianUnit Folgore Parachute Brigade ⓘ
linked to: Folgore Division
legalBasis request of the Lebanese government ⓘ
location Beirut ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
mandate assist the Lebanese Armed Forces in maintaining order in Beirut ⓘ
provide security for Palestinian civilians in Beirut ⓘ
supervise the departure of the Palestine Liberation Organization from Beirut ⓘ
notableEvent 1983 Beirut barracks bombings ⓘ
notableIncident shelling of Druze and Shiite positions from U.S. naval forces offshore ⓘ
participant British Armed Forces ⓘ
French Armed Forces ⓘ
Italian Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
phase first deployment 1982-08 to 1982-09 ⓘ
second deployment 1982-09 to 1984-03 ⓘ
purpose facilitate withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon ⓘ
help restore Lebanese government authority in Beirut ⓘ
stabilize Lebanon ⓘ
support the Lebanese government ⓘ
relatedOrganization Lebanese Armed Forces ⓘ
Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
startTime 1982-08-21 ⓘ
triggerEvent 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon ⓘ
U.S.commander James M. Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert C. Gaskill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Timothy J. Geraghty ⓘ
U.S.component 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit ⓘ
24th Marine Amphibious Unit ⓘ
Multinational Force and Observers liaison elements ⓘ
withdrawalReason deteriorating security situation in Beirut ⓘ
domestic political pressure in contributing states ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese Civil War → hasParticipant → Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ
1982 Lebanon War → involvedParty → Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ
1982 Lebanon War → peacekeepingMission → Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ
1983 Beirut barracks bombings → target → Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines → conflict → Lebanon peacekeeping operations ⓘ
linked to: Multinational Force in Lebanon
Islamic Jihad Organization → targeted → Multinational Force in Lebanon ⓘ
Multinational Force in Lebanon → alsoKnownAs → Multinational Force (Lebanon) ⓘ
subject linked to: MNF
linked to: Multinational Force in Lebanon
United States Marine Corps barracks (Beirut) → partOf → Multinational Force in Lebanon facilities ⓘ
linked to: Multinational Force in Lebanon
United States Marine Corps barracks (Beirut) → associatedWith → United States peacekeeping mission in Lebanon ⓘ
linked to: Multinational Force in Lebanon
Timothy J. Geraghty → participatedIn → Multinational Force in Lebanon deployment ⓘ
linked to: Multinational Force in Lebanon