Conflict trends in the Middle East: Over the past decade, the bulk of the world's deadliest conflicts have been in the Middle East, such as those taking place in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Turkey. Syria has also been the deadliest conflict in the world since 1989.
During World War I, in 1916, it convinced Arab leaders to revolt against the Ottoman Empire (which was allied with Germany). In return, the British government would support the establishment of an independent Arab state in the region, including Palestine.
Summary. These four conflicts I have highlighted here are not the only ones in the region. There is conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan and Turkey.
Since the 1930s the Middle East has emerged as the world's most important source of energy and the key to the stability of the global economy. This tumultuous region produces today 37% of the world's oil and 18% of its gas. ... As it is, most of the world's countries are heavily dependent on Persian Gulf oil.
Land and religion are the two factors lie at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East.
It currently encompasses the area from Egypt, Turkey and Cyprus in the west to Iran and the Persian Gulf in the east, and from Turkey and Iran in the north, to Yemen and Oman in the south.
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List of conflicts.
| Date | 1990–1991 |
|---|---|
| Conflict | Gulf War |
| Location | Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia |
| Casualties | 40,000–57,000 |
The term "Middle East" originated from the same European perspective that described Eastern Asia as "the Far East." The Middle East denotes the transcontinental area between Western Asia and Egypt. It is comprised of 17 nations and an estimated population of 371 million.
These countries have an armed conflict that involves the use of armed force between two or more organized groups, governmental or non-governmental.
The origin of American economic involvement in the Middle East, particularly with regards to oil, dates back to 1928 with the signing of the Red Line Agreement.
The Middle East was largely controlled by the Ottoman Empire before World War One — a dominance that had prevailed for half a millennium.
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