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Episode 9: Saudi Arabia Played a Prominent Role with the US in Resolving Missile Crisis with Israel
Memoirs of Abdel-Halim Khaddam
Tuesday, 4 May, 2021 - 11:15
Late US President Ronald Reagan, late Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, and late Syrian Foreign Minister Abdel-Halim Khaddam at the White House in Washington in 1982 (Asharq Al-Awsat).
London - Asharq Al-Awsat
In the summer of 1981, Israel shot down two Syrian helicopters over Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, which were on a combat mission against the Lebanese Forces in Zahle and Sannine. Syria responded by introducing SAM anti-aircraft missiles into the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin reacted by threatening to hit these missiles with “special means” unless Damascus removed them. The military situation became tense and reached the brink of war, as Sy ....

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