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Sinai insurgency
The Sinai insurgency is an armed conflict in North Sinai, Egypt, between Egyptian forces and jihadist groups, chiefly Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which became ISIS's Sinai Province in 2014, marked by the 2015 Russian airliner bombing and the 2017 al-Rawda Mosque massacre and largely suppressed by 2023.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War, called the June War by Arabs, was a 1967 war in which Israel quickly defeated Egypt, Syria, and Jordan and captured Sinai, the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights.
Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war
Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war: collapse of health care, water, food, education, economy, and civil order after October 7, 2023, with 77-year human development setback, 84% economic contraction, famine, and $71.4 billion reconstruction needs.
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
The South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000): attrition war between Israel, its South Lebanon Army proxy, and Hezbollah in the Israeli-occupied security zone, ending with Israel's UN-confirmed withdrawal in June 2000.
Southern Movement
Southern Movement (al-Hirak, al-Hirak al-Janoubi) is Yemen's southern protest and separatist movement founded in 2007 after the 1994 civil war; its UAE-backed offshoot, the Southern Transitional Council, collapsed in January 2026.
Southern Syria conflict (2025–present)
Southern Syria conflict (2025–present): armed sectarian conflict in Sweida (السويداء) governorate between Druze militias, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and Syria's transitional government, beginning 12–13 July 2025; over 1,700 killed, about 200,000 displaced, Israeli strikes on Damascus, and Sweida still outside government control under a US-Jordan-Syria roadmap.
Spillover of the Syrian civil war
Spillover of the Syrian civil war: the spread of Syria's 2011 conflict beyond its borders through refugee flows, economic losses, and militancy affecting Lebanon, Jordan, Türkiye, Iraq, and Europe, shifting to returns and border disputes after Assad's December 2024 fall.
Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis: 1956 confrontation after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company; Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt in October 1956 but withdrew under US and UN pressure, ending British great-power pretensions.
Supreme Political Council (المجلس السياسي الأعلى)
Supreme Political Council (المجلس السياسي الأعلى), a ten-member Houthi-GPC governing body formed in 2016 in Sana'a, Yemen; exercises presidential power in Houthi-held areas but lacks international recognition versus the Aden-based Presidential Leadership Council.
Syria in the 2026 Iran war
Syria in the 2026 Iran war: after Assad's December 2024 fall, interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa kept Syria actively neutral during the US/Israeli war on Iran begun 28 February 2026, managing spillover and repositioning as an energy corridor.
Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon
Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon: how the 2011 Syrian conflict spread into Lebanon via refugees, sectarian violence, Hezbollah's intervention, and economic strain, and how Assad's December 2024 fall reversed refugee flows and reshaped bilateral relations.
Syrian occupation of Lebanon (الاحتلال السوري للبنان)
Syrian occupation of Lebanon (الاحتلال السوري للبنان): Syria's military and political control of Lebanon from its 1976 civil war intervention, via the Arab Deterrent Force and Taif mandate, until the 26 April 2005 withdrawal under UN resolution 1559.
Territory of the Islamic State
Territory of the Islamic State: the area in Iraq and Syria (with a Libyan foothold) controlled by ISIS/ISIL, peaking at 112,869 km² in May 2015 with Raqqa as capital, governed as a self-declared caliphate from June 2014 until its territorial defeat in 2019.
Territory of the Popular Forces
Popular Forces: Israeli-backed Palestinian militia in eastern Rafah, Gaza, led by Yasser Abu Shabab (killed December 2025), securing aid convoys and fighting Hamas; also called Counter-Terrorism Unit.
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war, also called the US-Israel-Iran conflict: began 28 February 2026 with joint US-Israeli strikes after failed Geneva talks, killing Khamenei; April ceasefire, June 14-point MOU, July collapse, Hormuz closed, ongoing into October 2026.
Timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war
2026 Lebanon war: Israel-Hezbollah conflict beginning 2 March 2026 after Hezbollah rocket fire following the US-Israel attack on Iran; ceasefires 16-17 April and 19-20 June; over 4,300 killed, 1.2 million displaced, trilateral framework and UNIFIL exit followed.
Timeline of the Gaza war (3 October 2025 – present)
Post-10 October 2025 Gaza ceasefire timeline: Trump's 20-point plan, hostage returns, the yellow line dividing the Strip, continued strikes, stalled disarmament, humanitarian conditions, and disputed casualty totals through October 2026.
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict runs from the 1917 Balfour Declaration and the 1948 war through the 1967 occupation to the Gaza war that began in 2023.
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2026
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2026: events under the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire, the February 2026 US–Israeli war with Iran, continued Gaza strikes, West Bank settler violence, and the July disarmament roadmap.
Twelve-Day War
The Twelve-Day War (12 Day War) was the June 2025 direct conflict between Israel and Iran, begun by Israel's Operation Rising Lion on 13 June, joined by US strikes on Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, ended by a ceasefire on 24 June.
Twelve-Day War ceasefire
Twelve-Day War ceasefire: the 24 June 2025 cessation ending the Israel–Iran war (also called the 12-day war), brokered by Trump with Qatari mediation, phased 12+12 hours, unsigned, contested violations and nuclear damage.
Ukraine in the 2026 Iran war
Ukraine in the 2026 Iran war: Ukraine's military, economic, and diplomatic role after the 28 February 2026 US-Israeli strikes on Iran, including interceptor-drone deployments to Jordan, Caspian strikes, aid strain, and the October 2026 rupture with Washington.
United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war: the most-attacked GCC state under Iran's Operation True Promise 4 after the February 28, 2026 US-Israeli strikes, halting trade with Iran, hosting Israeli Iron Dome troops, and exiting OPEC.
United Kingdom involvement in the 2026 Iran war
United Kingdom involvement in the 2026 Iran war: defensive RAF operations, US use of Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford, the Article 51 legal position, Iranian attacks on UK bases and the September 2026 Fairford plot.
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (תוכנית החלוקה)
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (תוכנית החלוקה), Resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947: proposed Jewish and Arab states with economic union and internationalized Jerusalem; adopted 33-13-10, never implemented.
US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
US–UK airstrikes on Yemen: joint air and naval campaign (Operation Poseidon Archer, from 11 January 2024) and a larger US campaign (March–May 2025) against Houthi targets in response to Red Sea shipping attacks; five joint 2024 strikes, UK's sixth strike April 2025, US cessation 6 May 2025, 153 civilians killed per Pentagon review.
Valley of Tears
Valley of Tears (Emek HaBacha) is the northern Golan Heights site of the October 1973 Yom Kippur War tank battle where Avigdor Kahalani's 77th Battalion and fewer than 100 Centurions stopped a much larger Syrian T-55 and T-62 force.
War in Iraq (2013–2017)
The War in Iraq (2013–2017), also called the Iraq-ISIL War, was fought between Iraq's government and the Islamic State (ISIS), ending with Iraq's victory declaration in 2017.
War of Attrition (حرب الاستنزاف)
War of Attrition (حرب الاستنزاف), the 1967–1970 Egypt-Israel limited war along the Suez Canal, launched by Nasser to regain Sinai; escalated with Soviet air-defense intervention, ended by the US-brokered August 7, 1970 standstill cease-fire.
Western Iran clashes (2026–present)
Western Iran clashes (2026–present): armed engagements between Iranian security forces, mainly the IRGC, and Kurdish armed groups including PJAK and Khori Hiwa, beginning in June 2026 in Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, and Kermanshah provinces during the 2026 Iran war.