Current/Recent Conflicts of the Middle East

Persian Gulf War

When: August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 (Operation Desert Storm officially ended November 30, 1995)

Where: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi ArabiaWhy: To Liberate Kuwait from IraqResult: Coalition victory • Imposition of sanctions against Iraq • Removal of Iraqi invasion force from

Kuwait • Heavy Iraqi casualties and destruction of

Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure

• Other:- United Nations started economic sanctions (money penalties) against Iraq- U.S.A. name: Operation Desert Storm

Invasion of Afghanistan

When: October 7, 2001–Present(8 years, 336 days)

Where: Afghanistan

Why: 1. Response to Sept. 11, 01 attacks on USA2. To capture Osama Bin Laden3. Destroy Al-Queda4. Remove Taliban Regime

Results: Conflict ongoing • Fall of the Taliban government • Destruction of Al-Queda camps • Osama Bin Laden is still missing • Economic problems• Constant struggles within government of Afghanistan

Other: - War on Terrorism- U.S. military name was Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom

When: March 20, 2003 – Aug. 19, 2010Where: IraqWhy: Iraq was developing weapons of mass

destructionResults: 1. Unrest has led to warfare with Iraqi

people2. Civil war between Sunni and Shia3. Civil war with Al-queda operations in Iraq

Other: • Operation Iraqi Freedom concluded,

March 20, 2003 – August 31, 2010 (Presence of American troops in advise and assist role until late 2011)

• Operation New Dawn begins, September 1, 2010 – present

• Also known as The Iraq War; Occupation of Iraq; or the Second Gulf War