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Iran–Israel conflict
Iran–Israel conflict: hostility since the 1979 Iranian revolution, first a proxy and covert shadow war, then direct strikes in April and October 2024, the Twelve-Day War of June 2025 (610 Iranian, 28 Israeli deaths), and a joint US–Israel campaign against Iran launched 28 February 2026.
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war: the Saudi-Iranian rivalry fought through proxies, chiefly in Yemen where Iran backs the Houthis against a Saudi-supported government; 2015 coalition intervention, 2022 truce, 2023 rapprochement, and renewed 2026 conflict.
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war: the secondary theater of the US-Israeli war on Iran begun February 28, 2026. Iraq declared neutrality but Iran-aligned PMF militias attacked US targets, the Strait of Hormuz closure cut oil trade, and the IMF forecast a 6.8 percent economic contraction.
Iraq War
The Iraq War (2003-2011), also called Operation Iraqi Freedom, began with the US-led invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003, to remove Saddam Hussein and eliminate claimed WMD; none were found, an eight-year occupation followed, and the last US combat troops left December 18, 2011.
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
The Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011), or Ba'athist insurgency in Iraq, was a multi-group armed resistance to the US occupation that peaked in sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007 before US combat troops withdrew in December 2011.
Iraqi invasion of Iran
The Iraqi invasion of Iran was the attack Saddam Hussein's Iraq launched on 22 September 1980, opening the eight-year Iran–Iraq War over the Shatt al-Arab and Khuzestan.
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was a surprise attack by about 100,000 Iraqi troops under Saddam Hussein on August 2, 1990, which triggered the 1991 Gulf War.
Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus
The April 1, 2024 Israeli airstrike destroyed Iran's consulate annex in Damascus's Mezzeh district, killing IRGC Quds Force commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi and other officers, and prompting Iran's first direct missile-and-drone attack on Israel.
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip: recurring IDF air campaigns since the 2005 withdrawal, including the 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, and October 2023 wars, their targeting methods, casualty figures, legal findings, and humanitarian consequences.
Israeli government response to the October 7 attacks
Israeli government response to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack: the Gaza military operation and siege, hostage policy, UN findings of war crimes, IDF self-inquiry, and the disputed state commission of inquiry.
Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present)
Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present): military campaign begun 8 December 2024 after Assad's fall, with buffer zone seizure, 460 km2 occupation, hundreds of airstrikes, village displacement, and US-mediated talks.
Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon (2026)
Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (2026): the IDF-held "Yellow Line" zone up to 10 km deep, about 6% of Lebanese territory, seized in the March 2026 Israel-Hezbollah war and retained through the April and June ceasefires and the 26 June trilateral framework agreement.
Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip
Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip: military rule since the June 1967 war, 21 settlements until the 2005 disengagement, then continued control of borders, airspace, and sea. Contested status: ICRC and the ICJ treat Gaza as occupied; Israel says occupation ended in 2005.
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Israeli–Lebanese conflict: armed conflict since 1948 between Israel and Lebanon, chiefly the PLO until 1982 and Hezbollah after, spanning the 1982 invasion, 2006 war, UNSCR 1701, and the November 2024 ceasefire.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is a century-old political and armed struggle over land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, centered on Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, borders, and security.
January 2015 Israel-Hezbollah incidents
January 2015 Israel-Hezbollah incidents: an Israeli strike near Quneitra, Syria, killed six Hezbollah fighters and IRGC General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi on January 18; Hezbollah's January 28 anti-tank attack on the Shebaa Farms killed two Israeli soldiers, and Israeli shelling killed a Spanish UNIFIL peacekeeper.
January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire
The January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, also called the Israel-Hamas hostage and ceasefire deal, was a three-phase Qatar-Egypt-US-mediated agreement effective 19 January 2025; Phase One ended 1 March when Israel terminated it and resumed hostilities.
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
The Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine (1939–1948) was an armed campaign by the Haganah, Irgun, and Lehi against British rule, marked by the King David Hotel bombing and ending with Israel's founding.
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank: the 24 April 1950 union of the West Bank and East Jerusalem with Transjordan under King Abdullah, recognized only by the UK, ended by Israel's 1967 capture and formally renounced in Jordan's 31 July 1988 disengagement.
Kidnapping of Shani Louk (שני ניקול לוק)
Kidnapping of Shani Louk (שני ניקול לוק): German-Israeli tattoo artist, 22, seized from the Nova festival on October 7, 2023; her truck video went viral, death confirmed October 30, body recovered May 2024.
Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
Killing of Muammar Gaddafi: the 20 October 2011 death of Libya's 42-year ruler in Sirte, captured by Misrata fighters after a NATO-struck convoy breakout, with his son Mutassim killed the same day.
Killing of Muhammad al-Durrah
The killing of Muhammad al-Durrah, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy filmed with his father Jamal in Gaza on September 30, 2000 by France 2 cameraman Talal Abu Rahma; an icon of the Second Intifada, disputed as staged by Israel, litigated in French courts.
Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab
Yasser Abu Shabab (ياسر أبو شباب), leader of the Israel-backed Popular Forces militia in eastern Rafah, Gaza, was killed December 4, 2025, in a disputed internal clash; accounts blame the Abu Sneima family, his own men, or Hamas.
Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war: the Gulf state's experience as a first-day Iranian target that caused the first American deaths, host of US forces at Ali al-Salem, victim of airport and desalination strikes, and a GCC energy exporter whose exports were halted.
Liberated Areas (Oman)
Liberated areas of Dhofar, Oman: zones held by the Dhofar Liberation Front (later PFLOAG/PFLO) during the Dhofar Rebellion 1963–1976, under Marxist rule, reconquered by the Sultan's Armed Forces by December 1975.
Libyan slave trade
The Libyan slave trade is the buying, selling, and forced exploitation of migrants and refugees in Libya, which expanded after the state's 2011 collapse and drew global attention when CNN showed slave auctions in 2017.
List of attacks during the 2026 Iran war
Attacks during the 2026 Iran war, also called Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion: US-Israeli strikes on Iran from February 28, 2026, Iranian retaliation on Gulf bases and shipping, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the Strait of Hormuz mining campaign.
List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the 2026 Iran war
Aviation shootdowns and accidents of the 2026 Iran war (Operation Epic Fury): 81 US aircraft lost or damaged per CRS, F-15E and A-10 shootdowns, KC-135 crash, MQ-9 losses, Houthi strikes.
List of Gulf War military equipment
Gulf War (1990–1991) military equipment: coalition M1A1 Abrams, Bradley, Apache, Patriot, MLRS, Army TACMS, A-10 and AV-8B versus Iraqi T-72s and Scuds; includes DU ammunition tonnages, sealift totals, and GAO performance assessments.
List of military aid to Israel during the Gaza war
List of military aid to Israel during the Gaza war: chiefly US arms transfers and funding, plus German and Italian deliveries; at least $21.7 billion in US military aid from October 7, 2023, with supplementals for Iron Dome, missile defense, and Iron Beam.