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Libanesischer Bürgerkrieg

Der Libanesische Bürgerkrieg dauerte von1975 bis 1990. In seinem Verlauf bekämpften sich verschiedene Gruppierungen im Libanonin wechselnden Koalitionen. Darüber hinaus kam es zu mehreren Interventionen durch weitere Staaten. Bereits in den 1950er Jahren hatte es starke Spannungen zwischen arabischen Nationalisten und prowestlichen Christen gegeben, was unter der Chamoun-Regierung zu einer Staatskrise mit anschließender US-Intervention führte. […]

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Monitors: Russian Warplanes Resume Heavy Bombing in Aleppo

Monitors say Russian jet fighters on Tuesday resumed heavy bombing in rebel-held eastern districts of the war-shattered Syrian city of Aleppo, targeting two opposition-held neighborhoods and killing more than 20 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights called Tuesday’s onslaught “the heaviest Russian bombardment” […]

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Pope Urges Immediate Cease-fire in Syria

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for an immediate cease-fire in Syria. Speaking at his weekly general audience at the Vatican, the pope said a halt in fighting should be put in place long enough for civilians, particularly children, to escape areas subject to bombings. Previous […]