Beirut 1958: The Civil War That No One Remembers
In 1958, Lebanon teetered on the edge of collapse as a brief but bloody civil war erupted between pro-Western President Camille Chamoun and Arab nationalist opposition backed by Gamal Abdel Nasser. This episode focuses on the Battle of the Bared River in Tripoli, where Sunni militiamen and leftist fighters clashed with government forces, and the pivotal role of the Lebanese Communist Party under Farjallah al-Hilu. We examine the overlooked July 1958 U.S. Marine landing in Beirut—Operation Blue Bat—which stabilized Chamoun but deepened sectarian divides. Also covered: the role of Druze leader Kamal Jumblatt in mobilizing the Chouf, and the war's resolution through the compromise presidency of Fuad Chehab, whose reforms aimed to address the grievances that had sparked the fighting.
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