Hafez al- Assad1985
Secures the release of 39 US hostages from an aircraft hijacked by the Hezbollah
Syria · Government / Government of Syria. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Secures the release of 39 US hostages from an aircraft hijacked by the Hezbollah
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