LEBANON: EMBASSY BOMBING

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06804698
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: September 24, 2019
• Case Number: F-2019-00121
• Publication Date: September 21, 1984

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Lebanon: Embassy Bombing 1
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LEBANON: Embassy Bombing
The bombing of the US Embassy in East Beirut yesterday by the
Islamic Jihad will not be the last attack on US targets in Lebanon.
Islamic Jihad is believed to be a cover name used by radical Shia
groups in Lebanon supported and directed by elements in the Iranian
Government. The Shia terrorists seek to drive US personnel from
Lebanon and to establish a fundamentalist Islamic state there
The Islamic Jihad threatened to attack US interests in East Beirut
shortly after the Embassy Annex opened in Awkar. Two additional
threats have been made against US interests in Lebanon since the US
vetoed the UN Security Council resolution criticizing Israeli practices
in southern Lebanon
Iran has extensive ties with
radical Shias in Lebanon as well as with Amal, the mainline Shia
organization. Several reports indicate Tehran has provided military
training and money to the extremist Shias through Iranian
Revolutionary Guards based in the Bekaa Valley.
The activities of radical Lebanese Shias are coordinated through the
Iranian Embassy in Damascus.
Syria, however, is angered by
Iranian-inspired activities in Lebanon that undermine Syrian efforts to
stabilize the situation.
Comment: The fact that the attack occurred in Christian-held
territory.�where terrorist incidents have been infrequent�
demonstrates that anti-US groups can strike anywhere in Lebanon.
Stringent physical security will not deter future attempts or guarantee
that targets will escape damage from a suicide bombing. Yesterday's
attack reportedly caused extensive damage to buildings up to 400
meters from the explosion.
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Ayatollah Khomeini's regime is trying to mobilize international
support against Israel and its allies and sees Lebanon as a primar
battlefront.
The bombing will place even-more strains on the reconciliation effort
Syria is sponsoring in Lebanon. As a result Syria may decide to crack
down even more on radical Shias in areas under its control.
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