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Iran Crisis of 1946
The Iran crisis of 1946 is also known as the Azerbaijan revolt. It was one of the first disasters of the Cold War. -
1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
The 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine was the first phase of the 1948 Palestine war. It broke out after the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on 29 November 1947. They recommended the adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine.
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the violence in Mandatory Palestine between Israelis and Arabs from 1920. -
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War was fought in North Yemen from 1962 to 1970. It was between partisans of the Mutawakkilite
Kingdom and supporters of the Yemen Arab Republic.
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Six Day War
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between the 5th and 10th June 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel and its neighbors were not fully agreeable after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
(June 5, 1967 - June 10, 1967) -
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a civil war in Lebanon. It lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 120,000 deaths. As of 2012, about 76,000 people remain displaced within Lebanon.
(April 13, 1975 - 1990) -
Iran-Iraq War
Iraq invaded Iran on September 22, 1980. It triggered an eight-year war that weakened the region and ruined both countries. The Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claimed as a reason for the invasion was the waterway which forms the boundary between the two countries.
(September 22, 1980 - August 20, 1988) -
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War, later known in Israel as the Lebanon War or the First Lebanon War, and known in Lebanon as "the invasion", began on June 6, 1982. It began when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon, after repeated attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization.
(June 1982 - September 1982) -
Persian Gulf Conflict
Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, because they wanted more access to the Persian Gulf and oil supply. The war lasted from August 1990 to February of 1991.
(August 1990 - February 1991) -
Iraq Invades Kuwait
Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s dictator, wanted to get access to Kuwait’s large oil reserves. He claimed the land of Kuwait once was a part of Iraq. The US was concerned about this invasion, because a lot of the US' oil came from Kuwait & Saudi Arabia. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the United Nations imposed an embargo that prevented Iraq from exporting oil or importing goods.
(August 2, 1990 - August 4, 1990) -
Afghanistan Invasion
The U.S. government believed that the Taliban was allowing Osama Bin Laden and his followers to hide out in the mountains of Afghanistan. Because of this, U.S. troops entered Afghanistan to disable the Taliban and locate bin Laden, on October 7th, 2001.
(October 7, 2001 - December 17, 2001) -
Iraq Invasion
In 2003, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, & other countries launched a military invasion of Iraq called “Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
After the Persian Gulf War, the United Nations suspected that Iraq was hiding weapons of mass destruction as well as providing aid to members of al-Qaeda.
(Mar. 20, 2003 - Dec. 18, 2011) -
2006 Lebanon War
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah Wapalest and known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War, was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, Northern Israel and the Golan Heights. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israel Defense Forces.
(Jul. 12, 2006 - Aug. 14, 2006) -
Syrian Civil War
The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided civil war. It is taking place in Syria, and is fought between the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic, and is led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with domestic and foreign allies, and various domestic and foreign forces.
(Mar. 15, 2011 - Present) -
Yemeni Civil War
The Yemeni Civil War is an ongoing conflict that began in 2015 between the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led Yemeni government and the Houthi armed movement, along with their supporters and allies. Both claim to constitute the official government of Yemen.
(Mar. 22, 2015 - present)
