Burkina Faso ruling junta cuts diplomatic ties with ex-ruler France
France 24 →Burkina Faso's military junta on Friday cut diplomatic ties with former colonial power France, accusing Paris of acting against its interests and backing subversive networks and militants in the Sahel.
3 U.S. Embassy Officials Are Expelled From Syria
DAMASCUS, Aug. 14 (Reuters) — Three American diplomats accused by Syria of plotting to overthrow its government and ordered out of the country left Syria today for neighboring Lebanon. Syrian border authorities said that Howard Stone, second secretary for political affairs, and Vice Consul Francis Gitton drove across the border into Lebanon. Lt. Col. Robert W. Mulloy, the United States Military Attache, also left Damascus. All three were declared persona non grata (unwelcome) yesterday and were told to leave the country within 24 hours. The United States Embassy agreed—but under protest. Robert A. Lincoln, Embassy press attache, announced the three men would leave Syria today and added: "The American Embassy can accept the Syrian request only under protest since the allegations against the three gentlemen are fabrications." The Embassy earlier had labeled the Syrian plot charge "a complete fabrication." In making the charge, the Syrian government issued a statement saying military authorities had unveiled "an American plot to overthrow Syria's present regime." It alleged that the United States had been willing to furnish between $500 and $500 million in aid if a new government would make peace with Israel. The statement said the
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Syrian Crisis of 1957
The Syrian Crisis of 1957 was a period of severe diplomatic confrontations during the Cold War that involved Syria and the Soviet Union on one hand, and the United States and its allies, including Turkey and the Baghdad Pact, on the other. The tensions began on August 18, when the Syrian government presided by Shukri al-Quwatli made a series of institutional changes, such as the appointment of Col. Afif al-Bizri as chief-of-staff of the Syrian Army, who was alleged by Western governments to be a Soviet sympathizer. Suspicion that a communist takeover had occurred in Damascus grew larger, prompting a major standoff.
Wikipedia →United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic was established on 1 February 1958 as the first step towards a larger pan-Arab state, which was originally proposed to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser by a group of political and military leaders in Syria. Pan-Arab sentiment traditionally was very strong in Syria, and Nasser was a popular heroic figure throughout the Arab world following the 1956 Tripartite Aggression. There was thus considerable popular support in Syria for union with Nasser's Egypt.
Wikipedia →14 July Revolution
The 14 July Revolution, also known as the 1958 Iraqi military coup, was a military coup that took place on 14 July 1958 in Iraq, resulting in the toppling of King Faisal II and the overthrow of the Hashemite-led Kingdom of Iraq. The Iraqi Republic established in its wake ended the Hashemite Arab Federation between Iraq and Jordan. Unrest mounted amid economic malaise and widespread disapproval of Western influence, which was exacerbated by the formation of the United Arab Republic.
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