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61Lebanon hostage crisis — The Lebanon hostage crisis refers to the systematic kidnapping in Lebanon of 96 foreign hostages of 21 national origins between 1982 and 1992. The victims were mostly from Western countries, and mostly journalists, diplomats, or teachers. 25 of… …
62Operation Jaque — Part of Colombian armed conflict (1964–present) Date July 2, 2008 Location Rainforests of Guaviare, Colombia …
63Betancourt, Ingrid — ▪ 2009 born Dec. 25, 1961, Bogotá, Colom. More than six years after she was kidnapped by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, Ingrid Betancourt, a former Colombian senator and presidential candidate, was freed along… …
64Post-invasion Iraq (2003 to present) — See also: Iraq War, 2007 in Iraq, 2008 in Iraq, and 2009 in Iraq Post invasion Iraq (2003 to present) Part of the Iraq War …
65Iran–United States relations — Political relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid to late 1800s, but had little importance or controversy until the post World War II era of the Cold War and of petroleum exports from the Persian Gulf. Since then they have… …
66Beslan school hostage crisis — ] Several officials also said there appeared to be only 15 to 20 militants in the school. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E0DB1231F931A3575AC0A9629C8B63 sec= spon= pagewanted=2 Insurgents seize school in Russia and hold… …
67Abu Sayyaf — Sword of God redirects here. For the 7th century Arab Muslim military commander known as the Sword of God , see Khalid ibn al Walid. For the album by Quasi, see The Sword of God Infobox War Faction name=Abu Sayyaf Group. war=the Islamic… …
68October surprise conspiracy theory — For a more general definition, see October surprise. The October Surprise conspiracy theory refers to an alleged plot to influence the outcome of the 1980 United States presidential election between incumbent Jimmy Carter (D–GA) and opponent… …
69Timeline of the Beslan school hostage crisis — The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan Massacre) began when armed Muslim terrorists took more than 1200 school children and adults hostage on September 1, 2004, at School Number One (SNO) in the… …
70Iran — Persia redirects here. For other uses, see Persia (disambiguation). Coordinates: 32°N 53°E …
