1958 Lebanon crisis

1958 Lebanon crisis
Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War
American Marine in a foxhole outside Beirut
Date 15 July – 25 October 1958 (3 months, 1 week and 3 days) Location Port of Beirut, Beirut Intl. Airport, Lebanon Result Lebanese government victory
Belligerents
Government Lebanese Armed Forces Kataeb Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party ARF	Opposition Najjadeh Party Progressive Socialist Party Lebanese Communist Party Al-Mourabitoun
United States	Soviet Union  United Arab Republic
Commanders and leaders
Camille Chamoun Naim Moghabghab Gen. Fouad Chehab Pierre Gemayel Dwight D. Eisenhower	Rashid Karami Saeb Salam Adnan Al-Hakim Kamal Jumblatt Ibrahim Kulaylat Gamal Abdel Nasser
Casualties and losses
± 1,000 killed or injured United States: 1 killed 1 wounded	+ 5,000 killed or injured

The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a political crisis in Lebanon caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included a United States military intervention. The intervention lasted for around three months until President Camille Chamoun, who had requested the assistance, completed his term as president of Lebanon. American and Lebanese government forces successfully occupied the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport. With the crisis over, the United States withdrew.