Islamic Militancy

By ivy.helena

  • Al-Qaeda is formed

    Al-Qaeda is formed by a group of veterans of anti-Soviet civil war in Afghanistan.

  • Iraq invades Kuwait

  • Iraq is occupied by Americans

    Iraq becomes occupied by Americans because the US was trying to free the Iraqis from their tyrant leader, Saddam Hussein.
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    Iraq occupied by Americans

  • Egyptian elections

    Independent candidates gain more seats in parliament than ever held.
  • Period: to

    Elections In Arabian countries

    There was an appeal of radical and religious solutions in elections in the Arabian countries in 2005 to 2006.

  • Elections in Palestine

    Radical Islamist party won over the Palestine Liberation Organization.

  • Elections in Iran

    Presidential elections in Iran only made the division in hatred in Iran worse to the rule of the ayatollahs.

  • Anti-government protests begin in Egypt

  • Anti-government protests begin in Jordan

  • Anti-government protests begin in Syria

  • Hosni Mubarak (Egyptian dictator) steps down

  • Anti-government protests begin in Yemen

  • Anti-government protests begin in Algeria

  • Anti-government protests in Bahrain begin

  • Anti-government protests begin in Iraq

  • Anti-government protests begin in Libya

  • Libya is liberated

  • Jordan's king steps down