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Unification of Saudi Arabia
1902-1932 Unification of Saudi Arabia was a military and political campaign, by which the various tribes, sheikhdoms, emirates, and kingdoms of most of the Arabian Peninsula were conquered by the House of Saud, or Al Saud. The modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed under the leadership of Ibn Saud, creating what is sometimes referred to as the Third Saudi State, to differentiate it from the Emirate of Diriyah. -
middle eastern theatre of world war 1
october 29,1914- october 30,1918 Arabs supporting Sharif Hussein of Mecca were in revolt against their Turkish masters, but Fahreddin Pasha was seeking to crush the revolt. He had led a strong force against the rebel-held port of Yanbu, but if Yanbu falls it will be harder for the British to supply the rebels with arms and gold. -
Arab-Israeli conflict
1948 The Arab–Israeli conflict refers to the political tension, military conflicts and disputes between a number of Arab countries and Israel. The sectarian conflict between Palestinian Jews and Arabs emerged in the early 20th century, -
Iraqi revolution
1958 The Hashimite monarchy was overthrown by predawn coup executed by officers of the Nineteenth Brigade under the leadership of Brigadier Abd al Karim Qasim and Colonel Abd as Salaam Arif. The coup was triggered when King Hussein, fearing that an anti-Western revolt in Lebanon might spread to Jordan, requested Iraqi assistance. -
Iran-Iraq war
1980-1988 It was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq, when Iraq invaded Iran. The war followed a long history of border disputes, and it was motivated by fears that the Iranian Revolution in 1979 would inspire insurgency among Iraq's long-suppressed Shi'i majority, as well as Iraq's desire to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state. -
South Yemen Civil war
January 13, 1986 Bodyguards of Ali Nasir Muhammad opened fire on members of the Yemeni Socialist Party politburo as the body was due to meet. Most of the politburo members were armed and had their own bodyguards, so gunfire broke out. Fighting lasted for 12 days and resulted in thousands of casualties, Ali Nasir's ouster, and Ismail's death. Some 60,000 people, including Ali Nasir, fled to the YAR. -
Gulf war
1990-1991 Also known as "Desert Storm" and "Operation Desert Storm". A war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
Iraq war
2003-2011 Was an protracted armed conflict that began with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition, which toppled the government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government -
Iran-PJAK conflict
2004 An armed conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kurdish armed guerrilla group Kurdistan Free Life Party. The group had been carrying out attacks in the Kurdistan Province of Iran and other Kurdish-inhabited areas, and is closely affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party operating against Turkey -
Lebanon conflict
2008 The fighting was sparked by a government move to shut down Hezbollah's telecommunication network and remove Beirut Airport's security chief Wafic Shkeir over alleged ties to Hezbollah. Hezbollah-led opposition fighters seized control of several West Beirut neighborhoods from Future Movement militiamen loyal to the government, in street battles. The opposition-seized areas were then handed over to the Lebanese Army. -
Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown
January 14, 2010-march 18, 2015 Yemen declared open war on al-Qaeda. Fighting with al-Qaeda escalated during the course of the Yemeni revolution, Jihadists seized most of the Abyan Governorate and declaring it an Emirate. A second wave of violence occurred throughout early 2012, with militants claiming territory across the southwest amid heavy combat with government forces. 2013 attackers blew up Yemen's main oil pipeline. 2015 the conflict escalated into a full-scale civil war. -
Egyptian crisis
2011-2014 The Egyptian crisis began with the Egyptian revolution of 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in an ideologically and socially diverse mass protest movement that ultimately forced longtime president Hosni Mubarak from office. A protracted political crisis ensued, with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces taking control of the country until a series of popular elections brought the Muslim Brotherhood to power. -
Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon
2011 Fighting from the Syrian Civil War has spilled over into Lebanon as opponents and supporters of the Syrian rebels have travelled to Lebanon to fight and attack each other on Lebanese soil. The Syrian conflict has been described as having stoked a "resurgence of sectarian violence in Lebanon". -
Yemeni crisis
2011 Began with the 2011–12 revolution against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had led Yemen for more than two decades. Saleh left office in early 2012 as part of a mediated agreement between the Yemeni government and opposition groups. -
Iraqi civil war
2014-2017 The Iraqi insurgency escalated into a civil war with the conquest of Fallujah and Mosul and major areas in northern Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This has resulted in the forced resignation of the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, airstrikes by the US, Iran, Syria, and other countries. -
Turkish coup d'etat attempt
2016 A coup d'état was attempted in Turkey against state institutions.The attempt was carried out by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that organized themselves as the Peace at Home Council. They attempted to seize control of several key places in Ankara, Istanbul, and elsewhere, but failed to do so after forces loyal to the state defeated them.
