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title: Suez War 1956
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21791/suez-war-1956/
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updated: 2026-05-06
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# Suez War 1956

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## Image File

[![Suez War 1956](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21791.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21791.png)

## Image Caption

A 1956 photograph showing smoke rising from oil tanks near the Suez Canal following the Anglo-French attack on Port Said, 5 November 1956.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, May 06). Suez War 1956. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21791/suez-war-1956/>
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Museums, Imperial War. "Suez War 1956." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 06, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21791/suez-war-1956/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Suez War 1956." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 May 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21791/suez-war-1956/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022435) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 May 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.