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The Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Six Day War
Israel gained control of land in the West Bank and Gaza with a large Palestinian population. -
Yom Kippur War
Determined to win their territory back, Egypt and Syria started war against Israel. -
The Iran-Iraq War
Iraq attacked Iran because of border disputes and because Iran's new government called for revolution among Iraq's Shiite population. -
The Persian Gulf War
Saddam Hussein continued to build up Iraq's military, even though they had the largest army in the Arab world and Iraq accused Kuwait of drilling into an Iraqi oil field and stealing oil and used that excuse to invade Kuwait -
The Iraq War
A U.S.-led coalition over throws Hussein's government and occupies Iraq.
