4 news for the 29th of February, September
with the booksSeptember 29, 1982wednesday
The Marines disembarked in Beirut while the Israelis were achieving the evacuation of the capital.
February 29, 1984wednesday
President Amine Gemayel visited Damascus. The observers expected a normalization soon after. Indeed, the Syrian President approved the opening of new round Israeli-Lebanese negotiations.
\_this day in full the books also date it 24 February 1984, 26 February 1984 \_on this day
\_what the books add
Ménargues gives two different days for this visit: 24 February in his prologue and 26 February in another passage. Hanf and Fisk both give 29 February. Fisk notes a 21-gun salute; Hanf says Gemayel told Assad he was ready to abrogate the 17 May agreement.
September 29, 1985sunday
The Beirut International Airport was bombed and some installations were destroyed.
September 29, 1986monday
Colonel Khalil Kanaan was assassinated in his home in Hazmieh. A French journalist, Jean-Marc Sroussi, was kidnapped in the Southern suburbs of Beirut.