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Jul 9, 1099
The seige of Jerusalem by Christians
The muslims were greatly out numbered the Christian Army,mostly conmsisting of peasants and knights. only the knights reached jerusalem After 4 years of fighting. The re-capture of Jerusalem was extremley important to the christians of the middle east.Jerusalem would later be lost,and re-captured by the christians to the muslims. -
Mar 10, 1258
Siege of Baghdad
The Mongolian Army seiged and ransacked the capital of what we now know as Iraq. The estimated death toll is thought to be from 100,000-1,000,000 people. Completly destroying the landscape surrounding the city with bodies and burnt houses. -
The birth of Isreal
4 years after the end of the Holocaust the United Nations created Isreal, a jewish state in which the jews of the Holocaust could call home. The day that Isreal declared its independence the Arab Armies immediatlly attacked, war still ravages this holy land to this day. -
The six day War
This war was consisted of more then 7 countries in the Middle east mainly Isreal,Egypt,Jordan,and Syria. While Iraq,Sudan, and Saudi Arabia contributted weapons and supplies to both sides. The outcome to this war lead to the changing og geopolitics to the region that are the same to this day. -
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1973 OPEC Oil Crises
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries place an Oil "Embargo" on the U.S for resupplying the Isreal Military during the "Yom Kippur War". Sending the U.S on a downward spiral, the price for Oil went from $3 a barrel to $30 a barrel! -
Fundamentalists of Iran
In 1979 fundamentalists in Iran took over the country and stormed a U.S embassy near by, taking 52 American hostages. A further rescue attempt of them was disastrous as a plane carrying U.S commandos that was headed to the embassy to free the hostages went down in a sand storm. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
On Christmas in 1979 Soviet Paratroopers landed in Kabul, The capital of Afghanistan. The United States being in the "Cold War" with the Russians supplied a local resistance group called the "Mujahideen" with weapons. Many of which are used against us now. By 1982 the russians withdrew from Afghanistan. -
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Iran–Iraq War
Iraq invades Iran after a long history of border disputes. The other Middle Eastern Countries were worried that that saddam would try to invade their countries. But after 2 years Iraq was being drawn back and for the next 6 years Iran was on the offensive. -
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Al-Aqsa Intifada
This is the second palestinian uprising against the isreal army. A long period of time in which palestinians tryed to re-take west bank but failed. This had been the closest isreal had came to losing it. -
9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001 19 Saudi Arabian men hijacked 4 Air-liners. Their targets were the World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and possibly the white house. This act of terror was the cause of the invasion of Iraq in march of 2003. Which is still currently active. -
Death of dictator Saddam Hussein
The capture And death Iraqs infamous dictator was a sigh of relief to the Middle East. Saddam Hussein had caused more then 5 military conflicts that lead to countless deaths. Although he is dead war still rages in Iraq but getting rid of him was a start. -
Fatah al-Islam and Nahr al-Bared
An islamist group called Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese Army were fighting for over 3 months for a Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared where over 400 people were killed. It was the most fierce fighting the Lebanese Army had seen sence their 1975-90 civil war.
