Thursday, April 25, 2024

Today in
Middle East History

1920 - Iraq was placed under British mandate.

1926 - In Iran, Reza Kahn was crowned Shah and choose the name "Pehlevi."

1960 - In Iran, an earthquake killed about 1,500 people near the town of Lar.

1980 - In Iran, a commando mission to rescue hostages was aborted after mechanical problems disabled three of the eight helicopters involved. During the evacuation, a helicopter and a transport plane collided and exploded. Eight U.S. servicemen were killed. The mission was aimed at freeing American hostages that had been taken at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. The event took place April 24th Washington, DC, time.

1982 - In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completed its withdrawal from Sinai.

1988 - In Israel, John "Ivan the Terrible" Demjanuk was sentenced to death as a Nazi war criminal.

1992 - Islamic forces in Afghanistan took control of most of the capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.

1996 - The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel.

2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah met in Crawford, TX.


Middle East Quote

"Since then the ways of the world have changed and on the 11th of September the United State's struggle against terror went up a notch. The government of Israel will do all that is required to assist in the struggle against terror, out of deep friendship, kinship and support for the American people." - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon