_______________ struck U.S.Marines and the French army in October 1983,forcing a withdrawal of a multinational peacekeeping force.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

On October 23, 1983, a suicide truck bombing by Hezbollah militants struck the U.S. Marine barracks and the French army barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 American servicemen and 58 French paratroopers. This attack marked the deadliest single-day death toll for the U.S. Marine Corps since World War II and prompted the withdrawal of the multinational peacekeeping force from Lebanon.

_______________ Struck U