Global+Interactions+of+Middle+East

 =__Global Interaction and Conflicts:__ =

__Wars and Conflicts:__
The Suez/Sinai War Israeli Invasion of Lebanon War in Afghanistan Iraq War


===__[|The Suez/Sinai War:] __ ===  Copyright © 1998-2009 Roger A. Lee and History Guy Media This war took place in 1956. This was when three of the Twentieth Century's most dominant forces met in a short violent conflict in the Egyptian regions known as the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula. These three forces are known as Nationalism, the Cold War, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. On October 29, 1956, Israeli troops invaded the Sinai Peninsula and raced for the Suez Canal which had been taken by Egyptian President Nasser earlier that year. Quickly following these actions, Britain and France offered to temporarily go into the Canal Zone and suggested a 10 mile cushion on one of the sides which would Separate Egyptian and Israeli forces. President Nasser refused the suggestion and was attacked on October 31 by military forces of Britain and France. As a result, the Soviet Union, who was already in conflict with Hungary, threatened to come between them on Egypt’s behalf. Then the United States got involved. President Eisenhower pressured Britain, France and Israel into a cease-fire agreement. As a result, all three forces eventually withdrew from Egypt. [|Image1] This is a picture of an air craft carrier moving through the Suez Canal.

__[|Israeli Invasion of Lebanon:]__
Copyright © 1998-2007 Roger A. Lee and History Guy Media This Conflict started in 1978 and is still going on to present day. It was another result of the first Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948. On March 14, 1978, 25,000 Israeli troops invaded southern Lebanon with the hope of driving the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) out of Lebanon. This was the result of PLO raids into northern Israel from their bases in southern Lebanon. This Israeli military action caused and estimated 285,000 people to become refugees. Over 6,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged, and between 1,100 and 2,000 Lebanese civilians were killed. Twenty Israeli soldiers were killed and an unknown number of Palestinian fighters. The PLO forces retreated before the Israeli’s could stop them, and they continued their attacks on Israel. Israel’s invasion was unsuccessful. When the Israelis withdrew in June, 1978, they gave control over to the South Lebanon Army (SLA). This army was led by Major Saad Haddad. The SLA served as Israel’s ally in south Lebanon often engaging in PLO combat. More conflicts continue to break out on the Israeli and Lebanese borders present day. It is a long lasting conflict which will hopefully stop soon. [|Image2] This is an Image of a blast during one of the Israeli invasions.

__ [|War in Afghanistan:]__
 Copyright © 1998-2009 Roger A. Lee This war is between the United States, allies such as British forces, and Afghanistan.This conflict started October 7, 2001 when there were allied air strikes on Taliban and al-Qaida targets. Ground forces worked with the Northern Alliance to overthrow the Taliban . As the Northern Alliance and the Allied forces worked together, they caused the fall of Kabul on November 13, 2001 and the Taliban retreated from most of northern Afghanistan. More Allied troops entered the war and the Northern Alliance advanced to the south. As this was going on, the Taliban and al-Qaida retreated toward the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan. From 2002 on, the Taliban's main focus was survival and the rebuilding of its forces. In the Spring and Summer of 2008, the violence in Afghanistan claimed more lives than the current Iraq War. This war continues today and is now being dealt with by U.S. President Barrack Obama. [|Image3] This is a picture of a downed jet being pulled from the sand in Afghanistan.

__[|Iraq War:] __
Copyright © 1998-2009 Roger A. Lee and History Guy Media This war began on March 19, 2003. It started when U.S. Stealth bombers and Tomahawk Cruise Missiles were dropped on targets in and around the city of Baghdad. Soon after these attacks, air attacks on southern Iraqi targets began. These were followed by missile attacks from Iraq directed at the U.S. military positions in the Kuwait Desert. The goals of the Coalition were the disarmament of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and his Baath political party. By March 23, Coalition forces had taken two airfields and controlled parts of Umm Qasr, Basra, and Nasiriyah. Iraqi forces put up a strong fight when armored and mechanized forces got within 100 miles of Baghdad and forced a crossing of the Euphrates River in Nasiriyah. After much conflict, struggle and many lives lost on both sides of the war, on December 13, 2004, Saddam Hussein was finally captured. After being captured, Saddam faced trial in the United States and was later executed after being found guilty of the murders of 148 people in the town of Dujail. The United States has recently withdrawn its forces from Iraq and is debating whether or not to send them to the war in Afghanistan. [|Image4] <span style="color: #5d0a9e; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This is a photo from the beginning of the war in Iraq.

<span style="color: #5d0a9e; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Communication with Other Regions:
<span style="color: #5d0a9e; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Middle East mainly communicates with other regions and other countries around the world through trade. Most countries rely on the Middle eastern region to produce oil, because it contains most of the world's fossil fuels. If the Middle Eastern countries did not communicate with the rest of the world the global economy would end up like the United states economy today. The world depends on countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran to produce and distribute oil as it is bought.