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Casualties of the Iraq War
Casualties of the Iraq War cover deaths since the 2003 invasion: at minimum 134,000 civilians (Costs of War), 162,000 documented total (Iraq Body Count), survey estimates up to 655,000, and 550,000-580,000 killed in Iraq and Syria by 2023.
China in the 2026 Iran war
China in the 2026 Iran war (Operation Epic Fury, Feb 28–Apr 8, 2026), distinct from the June 2025 12-Day War: Beijing condemned US-Israeli strikes, abstained then vetoed at the UNSC, lost ~1.4 mbd of Iranian crude, and pursued phone diplomacy.
Coalition of the Gulf War
Coalition of the Gulf War: the U.S.-led alliance of roughly 33-35 nations (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm) formed in 1990-1991 to reverse Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, with about 540,000 U.S. troops of nearly 800,000 total and about $54 billion pledged by allies.
Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war
Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war: Iranian state and proxy hacking, including Handala, Nimbus Manticore, and Screening Serpens, against US, Israeli, and European infrastructure after Operation Epic Fury began February 28, 2026, alongside CISA PLC warnings, water-utility attacks, and Iranian internet shutdowns.
Deir Yassin massacre
Deir Yassin massacre (دير ياسين): killing of Palestinian villagers on 9 April 1948 by Irgun and Lehi forces west of Jerusalem during the 1948 war; death toll disputed (101-250), the event accelerated the 1948 Palestinian exodus, the Nakba.
Destruction of cultural heritage during the 2026 Iran war
Destruction of cultural heritage during the 2026 Iran war: U.S.-Israeli strikes damaged UNESCO-verified Iranian sites including Golestan Palace, Chehel Sotoun, Masjed-e Jāme, and Khorramabad Valley; Iran later reported 149 sites damaged.
Destruction of the Rafi'-Nia synagogue
The Rafi'-Nia synagogue (کنیسه رفیعنیا), a central Tehran synagogue serving Iran's Jewish community since 1958, was completely destroyed by an Israeli missile strike on 7 April 2026, hours after a Passover service.
Fall of Mosul
The Fall of Mosul was the capture of Iraq's second largest city by the Islamic State (ISIS) in June 2014, after the defending Iraqi forces collapsed.
Fatah–Hamas conflict
The Fatah–Hamas conflict is the intra-Palestinian rivalry since Hamas's 2006 election victory, producing the 2007 Battle of Gaza, Hamas rule in Gaza versus Fatah-led PA rule in the West Bank, and repeated failed reconciliation agreements.
First Intifada (الانتفاضة الأولى)
First Intifada (الانتفاضة الأولى), Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation, 9 December 1987 to 13 September 1993, begun in Gaza's Jabaliya camp; largely unarmed civil disobedience ended by the Oslo Mutual Recognition Memo.
Gaza flotilla raid
Gaza flotilla raid: Israeli interception on 31 May 2010 of the six-ship Gaza Freedom Flotilla, including the Mavi Marmara, 72 nautical miles offshore; nine passengers killed, blockade legality disputed between the Palmer and HRC reports.
Gaza Strip famine
Gaza Strip famine: IPC Phase 5 famine confirmed in Gaza Governorate August 2025, first Middle East famine declaration; over 500,000 in catastrophic conditions; Israel rejected it; downgraded to Phase 3 after the October 2025 ceasefire.
Gaza War (2008–2009)
The Gaza War (2008–2009), Israel's Operation Cast Lead, was a 22-day conflict against Hamas in the Gaza Strip from 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009, killing 1,383 Palestinians and 13 Israelis and prompting the UN Goldstone report.
Gaza war order of battle
Gaza war order of battle: formations and commanders of Hamas's Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (30,000-40,000 fighters, tunnel network) and the IDF's Operation Swords of Iron deployment from October 2023 onward.
Gaza–Israel conflict
The Gaza–Israel conflict is the armed struggle between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian groups over Gaza. Key facts: 2007 blockade, 7 October 2023 attack, 2023–2025 war, ceasefires, UNSCR 2803, over $70 billion reconstruction needs.
Generation Kill
Generation Kill: 2008 seven-part HBO miniseries by David Simon and Ed Burns adapting Evan Wright's book on Rolling Stone reporting with 1st Recon Marines in the 2003 Iraq invasion.
German support for Israel in the Gaza war
German support for Israel in the Gaza war, declared by Chancellor Scholz as standing at Israel's side, made Germany a leading arms supplier before a 2025 policy shift.
Gulf War
The Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm, was a 1990–1991 war in which a US-led coalition of about 35 nations expelled Iraq from Kuwait.
Gulf War syndrome
Gulf War syndrome, now usually called Gulf War illness, is a chronic multisymptom condition affecting up to one-third of the roughly 700,000 US veterans deployed in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War; cause and effective treatments remain undetermined.
Haditha massacre
Haditha massacre: killing of 24 Iraqi civilians by US Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, on November 19, 2005 in Haditha, Iraq, after an IED killed Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas; exposed by Time in 2006, but no Marine served prison time.
Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war
Hezbollah's armed intervention in Syria's civil war (2011–2024) on behalf of Bashar al-Assad: escalation from 2012, the decisive 2013 battle of Qusayr, some 7,000 fighters deployed, 1,500–2,000 killed, and withdrawal after Assad's fall in December 2024.
Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present)
Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present): armed confrontations between Syria's post-Assad government and Hezbollah, formerly allies under Bashar al-Assad. Marked by February and March 2025 Lebanon–Syria border fighting over smuggling routes, raids on alleged Hezbollah cells, and reported 2026 Turkey-mediated talks.
History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: chronology from the British Mandate, 1947 UN partition and 1948 war, through 1967 occupation, Oslo Accords, Gaza blockade, and the October 2023 war.
Houthi attacks on commercial vessels
Houthi attacks on commercial vessels: Iran-backed Yemeni campaign of missile, drone, and boarding assaults on Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping from 19 November 2023 (Galaxy Leader seizure), citing Gaza solidarity, forcing Cape of Good Hope reroutes and prompting US-UK strikes and UN Resolution 2722.
Houthi movement
The Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi Shia insurgent movement from northern Yemen that has governed Sana'a and much of western Yemen since taking the capital in 2014.
Houthi takeover in Yemen
The Houthi takeover in Yemen (September 2014) was Ansar Allah's seizure of Sanaa with Saleh-loyalist army units, followed by Hadi's January 2015 resignation, the Saudi-led intervention of March 2015, and a decade of divided rule.
Houthis in the 2026 Iran war
Houthis in the 2026 Iran war: Ansar Allah (Houthis), Yemen's Iran-aligned movement, entered the February 2026 U.S.-Israeli war on Iran on March 28, declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July, seized Bab el-Mandeb coastline, and struck Riyadh airport and Aramco headquarters in October 2026.
Hussam Abu Safiya (حسام إدريس أبو صفية)
Hussam Abu Safiya (حسام إدريس أبو صفية), born 1973, Palestinian paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, northern Gaza; detained by Israel 27 December 2024 without charge under the Unlawful Combatants Law.
Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran: the February 28, 2026 US-Israeli strikes, killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and succession by Mojtaba Khamenei, Hormuz closure, mass displacement, 84% inflation, sanctions, and repression.
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War (جنگ ایران و عراق, "imposed war") was the 1980–1988 conventional war begun by Iraq's invasion of Iran and ended by UNSCR 598, costing about one million casualties and $1.19 trillion.