Regional+Conflicts+of+Middle+East

__Regional Conflicts in the Middle East:__
Most of the conflict in the Middle East is caused by oil and fighting over control of land. Before oil was discovered, religious conflict and wars over the resources in the area were the main cause of conflict in the region.

__Wars and Conflicts:__
Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts The Gulf War

[|Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts:]
 Copyright © 1998-2009 Roger A. Lee and History Guy Media These conflicts started in 1948 and continue to present day. The root of these conflicts is that the Israeli's believe they have the rights to the land which they call Israel and the Palestinians believe they have the rights to the land they know as Palestine. Both countries claim the same land. The Israeli's, who are mainly Jewish and call their God Jehovah, believe the land was given to them by God and to give it away or give it up to another group of people would be an insult to God and a sin. The Palestinians, who are Muslims and call their God Allah, also believe the same thing. after 60 years of fighting things are only getting worse and each side continues to grow hatred for the other.

[|The Gulf War:]
 Copyright © 1998-2009 Roger A. Lee and History Guy Media The Gulf war started when Saddam Hussein had Iraqi forces invade Kuwait and take over the nation on August 2, 1990. After a few days the United states and the United Nations demanded that the Iraqi forces withdraw from Kuwait. When Saddam refused, the United States and other UN nations took action. They started deploying troops into Saudi Arabia and the world-wide coalition formed under UN authority. More than half a million troops were deployed in Saudi Arabia and all over the Gulf region by January 1991. The U.S. tried to politically solve the problem with Iraqi officials and when they refused to withdraw, the Allies began the bombing of Iraq and its forces in Kuwait on January 16, 1991. When the bombing continued Saddam launched his greatly feared SCUD missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia. On February 23, the Allies launched the ground war on Iraqi occupation in Kuwait forces who were already beat. Most Iraqi soldiers just gave up, rather than fighting, and the Allied forces pushed through to Iraq's defenses with ease. By February 26, the Allied Arab Forces and the underground Kuwait Resistance controlled Kuwait City. The Allied air forces also powdered the retreating Iraqi forces. On February 27, President George Bush ordered a cease-fire and allowed the remaining Iraqi forces to escape. Iraq finally excepted the terms of the cease-fire and the fighting stopped on March 3, 1991. [|Image1] This is a picture from the Gulf War.