Exploring the historical truth In recent years, spy war dramas have sprung up, including plots with the theme of 007, Mission Impossible, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and other intelligence organizations and individuals.
Art is higher than life. In real life, we also often see news of assassinations of confidential figures. Both the prime ministers of the United States and Japan have been assassinated, and these incidents have led to a deeper understanding and awareness of the work of ** and intelligence organizations.
Last year, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo was assassinated in a downtown area, and on September 30, 1985, another incident occurred on the streets of Lebanon that shocked the world.
On that day, several Soviet ** staff members were driving on the streets of Beirut and were suddenly surrounded by a number of cars. These ***s showed their guns, brutally shot the traveling diplomat, and kidnapped four others.
In retaliation, the Soviet Union immediately sent an extremely efficient KGB. As the intelligence ace of the Soviet Union, the KGB quickly ascertained the truth of the incident after receiving the mission, and launched a fierce counterattack against the gangsters involved in this terrorist operation.
So, just how powerful is the KGB? What happened on the streets of the USSR back then?
Starting from the civil war in Lebanon, this country, known as the "Switzerland of the Middle East", has a long history and strong religious overtones. It was a French colony until it became an independent republic in 1926.
However, due to historical colonization and strong religious forces, Lebanon's political system has become fragile and requires the strength of various sects to maintain balance. However, after entering the fifties and sixties, the demographic structure of Lebanon changed, the influence of the ** cultists gradually weakened, and the balance between the various sects began to be broken, triggering a fierce civil war.
Religious tensions in Lebanon led to conflicts between the upper ruling circles and other sects in order to defend their own interests, and eventually led to political instability in the country. Against this backdrop, external forces such as Israel and Syria have taken advantage of sectarian rivalry in Lebanon to form alliances with various domestic forces.
Soon after, Islam rose up to oppose the strong demands of the sect and pushed for the redistribution of state power, triggering a strong sect. With the escalation of tensions between the two factions and external interference, Lebanon was plunged into a long civil war, the effects of which continued until the end of the 20th century.
In Lebanon, where there is a balance of forces between religion and Islam, although there is no particularly large conflict, in the 80s of the last century, the infiltration of Palestinian guerrillas broke the balance.
Not only have they harassed the Lebanese population, but they have also taken advantage of their geographical advantage to attack Israel, causing unrest in Lebanon. In this regard, the ** religious forces are deeply dissatisfied and have reminded them many times, but because the Islamic forces favor Palestine for the sake of interests, the contradictions between the two sides have intensified again.
During the Lebanese civil war, Israel had been attacked by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and finally had enough to endure and sent tens of thousands of soldiers into Lebanon to fight back, leading to the outbreak of the Fifth Middle East War.
In 1982, Israel claimed to completely eradicate the PLO while sending troops on a large scale. While the two sides were fighting fiercely, Syria, with the support of the Soviet Union, joined the fighting.
Syria and the PLO, working together, successfully resisted the Israeli offensive and turned the tide of the war to gain the upper hand. However, while the war on the front line was raging, contradictions arose between Syria and the PLO.
Syrian special forces attacked the leader of the PLO, Yasser Arafat, and planned an assassination campaign, which completely angered the PLO.
In the war in Syria, the Palestinian special forces suffered heavy losses. In order to reduce the attrition of the war, they decided to seek the help of the Soviet Union, hoping to use the power of the Soviet Union to persuade Syria to withdraw its troops.
However, the Soviet Union was unwilling to give up its vested interests and rejected the PLO's request, which laid the groundwork for the subsequent kidnapping of diplomats.
In past conflicts, the PLO has threatened the United States with kidnappings for ransom. Therefore, after the conflict with the USSR, they planned to use this method again, threatening the Soviet Union with the lives of Soviet diplomats, trying to change the tide of the war.
On 30 September 1985, the PLO, informed of this, ambushed the streets of Lebanon, waiting for an opportunity. Soviet diplomats were driving through an intersection when the PLO suddenly appeared and forced their car to stop.
Then they forcibly dragged the diplomats out of the car, intending to take them away. Seeing this scene in front of them, the diplomats panicked and struggled to escape.
In the chaotic streets of Lebanon, Soviet commercial secretary Katkov tried to escape from the car while people were unprepared. Born as a special soldier, he quickly fled into the open. However, the callous PLO did not give him a chance to escape, and directly threw a grenade, and with a loud bang, Katkov died.
Other diplomats were dragged into their cars by the PLO and quickly fled. Subsequently, the militants beat ** to the Soviet embassy as planned, asking the Soviet embassy to contact Syria and force it to withdraw from Lebanon.
After receiving the **, the Soviet embassy immediately felt extremely anxious and immediately reported to its superiors, hoping to find a proper solution. At that time, when Gorbachev was in power, with his resolute character and iron-blooded skill, he immediately contacted the KGB organization in the Soviet Union, hoping to collect relevant information.
The KGB is the first committee of the Soviet Union, and it is known as the "world's four major intelligence agencies" together with the CIA and other intelligence agencies in the United States, and is famous for its brilliant strength.
All along, the KGB was the object of fear for the enemy. They are mainly responsible for foreign intelligence work, counter-espionage work, ** work, border security work, etc.
As a super-organ directly above the party, government, and military departments, the KGB is directly responsible to the Politburo of the CPSU. It has been called "the world's largest spy agency ever engaged in the collection of secret intelligence."
At its peak, it is said that at the height of the KGB, its staff reached more than 500,000 at one point. The current Russian **Putin, who has been in the KGB system for 16 years**.
After receiving the **, the Soviet embassy immediately felt extremely anxious and immediately reported to its superiors, hoping to find a proper solution. At that time, when Gorbachev was in power, with his resolute character and iron-blooded skill, he immediately contacted the KGB organization in the Soviet Union, hoping to collect relevant information.
In the vicinity of Lebanon, the KGB, having received the order, quickly launched an investigation of *** and had basic information about them. Just as the Soviet Union was preparing to use force to come to the rescue, the PLO directly executed a Soviet diplomat, forcing the Soviet Union to act as soon as possible.
In order to rescue the remaining diplomats, the Soviet Union immediately locked up the Lebanese prison in Baalbek, where the PLO held diplomats. Although the Soviets planned to use their troops to capture the area, they feared that it would harm their diplomats, so they opted for the KGB's intelligence killing tactics, which succeeded in eliminating many of the PLO's top leaders.
The Soviet Union threatened the PLO with tough rhetoric, demanding an end to threats to the lives of other diplomats. At the same time, they also exerted pressure on the relatives and friends of the PLO top brass, and soon after, several senior leaders changed their attitudes because they could not bear the psychological pressure, hoping to hold peace talks with the Soviet Union.
In their opinion, unlike the countries of Western Europe, such a thing never happened, and therefore should be appeased according to the real situation. However, Mugniyah did not see this as necessary and was resolutely reluctant to release the diplomat.
However, it was not long before he realized the horrors of the KGB. The KGB secretly seized several high-ranking relatives and friends and sent them directly to Mugniyah.
After seeing the bloody hands and feet, Mugnier finally realized the importance of the matter, and quickly entered into peace talks with the Soviet Union, releasing the remaining three diplomats, and the matter came to an end for the time being.
Soviet reprisals against the PLO did not end with the end of the Mughniye incident, and they secretly followed the PLO's actions and prepared to retaliate. However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the KGB suffered an impact and the assassination was not completed.
In 2008, PLO top brass involved in the incident died mysteriously in Damascus,** presumably killed by a car loaded with explosives. Due to the many enemies of these people, no one knows who the ** person is.
This incident showed the capabilities of the KGB, which, although hit after the collapse, remained an important support force for the defense of the Soviet Union and ***. Palestine Country Profile, People's Republic of China *** PLO Asks the International Criminal Court to Speed Up Investigation of Israeli "Crimes" Lebanon Country Profile, People's Republic of China *** Peng Shuzhi. General History of the Countries of the Middle East Syria and Lebanon Volumes: The Commercial Press.