List of modern conflicts in the Middle East

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Countries (2018) Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq ( Iraqi Kurdistan ), Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, North Cyprus*, Oman, Palestine*, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria ( DFNS ), Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

This is a list of modern conflicts in the Middle East ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, and Egypt and neighboring areas of Arabia, Anatolia and Iran. It currently encompasses the area from Egypt, Turkey and Cyprus in the west to Iran and the Persian Gulf in the east, [1] and from Turkey and Iran in the north, to Yemen and Oman in the south.

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List of conflicts

DateConflictLocationCasualties
1902–1932 Unification of Saudi Arabia [a] Flag of the Second Saudi State.svg Riyadh
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Hejaz
Flag of Kuwait 1921-1940.png Kuwait
Flag of the Sultanate of Nejd.svg Nejd
Flag of Jordan.svg Transjordan
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Mandatory Iraq
Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd.svg Nejd and Hejaz
8,000–9,000
1909–1910 Zaraniq rebellion Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire 830+
1914–1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I [p] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Persia (1910).svg Persia
Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg Egypt

Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa.svg Nejd and Hasa
Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Jabal Shammar
Flag of Kuwait 1921-1940.png Kuwait
Flag of the Sultanate of Lahej.svg Lahej
Flag of the Democratic Republic of Armenia.svg Armenia
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan

Ottoman Empire deaths including civilians:
2,825,000 [3] [4] [5] –5,000,000 [6]
Allied killed, wounded, captured or missing:
1,000,000–1,500,000 [ citation needed ]
Persians died by famine or disease, excluding influenza:
2,000,000 [7] [8] [9]
1918–1922 Simko Shikak revolt [10] Flag of Persia (1910).svg Persia 1,000–5,500
1919 Egyptian Revolution of 1919 [11] Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg Egypt 3,000
1919–1923 Turkish War of Independence [b] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
170,500–873,000
1919–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict [c] Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Mandatory Iraq
Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg Kingdom of Iraq
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraq
Flag of kurdistan-1922 1924.svg Kingdom of Kurdistan
139,000–320,000 killed
1920 Franco-Syrian War Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg Arab Kingdom of Syria
Flag of Syria French mandate.svg OETA
5,000
1920 Iraqi revolt against the British [12] [13] Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Mandatory Iraq 2,050–9,000
1921–1948 [l] Sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mandatory Palestine 7,813
1923 Adwan Rebellion Flag of Jordan.svg Transjordan 100
1925–1927 Great Syrian Revolt (Druze War) [14] Lebanese French flag.svg Greater Lebanon
Flag of Syria French mandate.svg State of Syria
Flag of Jabal ad-Druze (state).svg Jabal Druze
Latakiya-sanjak-Alawite-state-French-colonial-flag.svg Alawite State
8,000–12,000
1925 Sheikh Said rebellion [15] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15,000–250,500
1930 Ararat rebellion [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Kurdish flag (1932).png Republic of Ararat

4,500–47,000
1933 Simele massacre [21] Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Kingdom of Iraq 3,000
1934 Saudi-Yemeni War [22] Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg  Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
2,100
1935 Imam Reza shrine rebellion [23] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 151
1935–1936 1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq 500
1935 1935 Yazidi revolt [21] Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq 200
1936 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
1937 Dersim rebellion [24] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40,000–70,000
1939–1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran
Lebanese French flag.svg French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mandatory Palestine
≈16,000[ citation needed ]
1946 Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
1946Egyptian Student Riots [25] [26] Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt 100–300
1946 Iran crisis of 1946 [2] [15] [e] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran
Flag of the Republic of Mahabad.svg  Republic of Mahabad
Azerbaijan people's government flag.svg Azerbaijan People's Government
2,000
1948– Arab–Israeli conflict [f] Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg All-Palestine Government
Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg  Egypt
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg  Syrian Republic
Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Ba'athist Syria
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestinian Authority
73,000–84,000
1948 Alwaziri coup [2] Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen 4,000–5,000
1948 Al-Wathbah uprising Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq 300–400
1952 Egyptian revolution of 1952 [2] Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt 1,000
1953 1953 Iranian coup d'état [2] [15] [27] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 300–800
1954–1960 Jebel Akhdar War [15] Flag of Muscat.svg Muscat and Oman 100–523
1955–1959 Cyprus Emergency [28] [29] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 400–600
1956 Suez Crisis
1956–1960 Yemeni–Adenese clan violence [2] Flag of Aden (1937-1963).svg  Aden 1,000
1958 1958 Lebanon Crisis [2] [11] [29] Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1,300–4,000
1958 1958 Iraqi Revolution [2] Flag of the Arab Federation.svg  Arab Federation 100
1959 1959 Mosul uprising [2] Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg Iraqi Republic 2,000–4,000
1962–1970 North Yemen Civil War [30] [31] [g] Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
100,000–200,000
1962–1975 Dhofar Rebellion [15] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 10,000
1963 1963 Riots in Iran [15] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 100
1963 February 1963 Ba'athist Iraqi coup [32] Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg  Iraq 1,000
1963 8th of March Syrian Revolution [33] Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Syria
820
1963–1967 Aden Emergency [34] Flag of the Federation of South Arabia.svg  Federation of South Arabia
Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen
2,096
1963 November 1963 Iraqi coup [32] Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg  Iraq 250
1964 1964 Hama riot [35] [36] Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Syria 70–100
1966 1966 neo-Ba'athist coup d'état in Syria [15] Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Syria 400
19661966 Arif Abd ar-Razzaq second coup [37] Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 80–100
1970–1971 Black September [29] Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2,000–25,000
1972 Yemenite War of 1972 Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 100+
1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus [22] [38] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1,500–5,000
1974 Shatt al-Arab clashes [39] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1,000
1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War [40] [h] Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 150,000
1976–1980 Political violence in Turkey (1976–1980) [41] [42] [43] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5,000–5,388
1978–1982 NDF Rebellion Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 100+
1978– Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) [44] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Iraqi Kurdistan
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
30,000–100,000
1979 Yemenite War of 1979 Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 1,000+
1979 Iranian Revolution [45] [46] State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 3,164–60,000
1979–1980 Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution [i] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 10,171
1979–1983 Saudi Eastern Province unrest [47] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 182–219
1979 Grand Mosque seizure [48] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 307
1979–1982 Islamist uprising in Syria Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 40,000+
1980 1980 Turkish coup d'état [49] [50] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 127–550
1980 1980 Sadr uprising [51] Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 1,000–30,000
1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War [22] [52] [j] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
1,000,000–1,250,000
1986 South Yemen Civil War [53] Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen 5,000–12,000
1986 1986 Egyptian Conscription Riot [54] Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 107
1986 1986 Damascus bombings [55] Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 204
1987 Iranian pilgrim riot (Mecca massacre) [56] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 402
1987–1988 ANO Executions Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
170
1989–1996 KDPI insurgency (1989–1996) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 168–503
1990–1991 Gulf War [40] Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
40,000–57,000
1991 1991 Iraqi uprisings [51] [57] Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 50,000–100,000
1994 1994 civil war in Yemen Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 7,000–10,000
1995– Islamic Insurgency in Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 300
1998 Operation Desert Fox [28] [29] (Iraqi no-fly zones)Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 2,000
1999 1999 Shia uprising in Iraq [15] [58] Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 100–200
2003–2011 Iraq War [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [k] Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Ba'athist Iraq
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
109,032–650,726
See also: Casualties of the Iraq War
2004 Qamishli massacre (2004) [65] [66] Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 30–100
2004–2014 Shia insurgency in Yemen [67] [68] [69] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
8,500–25,000
2004– Iran–PJAK conflict [70] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 588–747
2006– Fatah–Hamas conflict [71] [72] Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestinian Authority
Flag of Hamas.svg Gaza Strip
600+
2006– Iran–Israel proxy conflict Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
≈2000
2007 Nahr al-Bared fighting Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 480
2008 2008 Lebanon conflict Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 105
2009–2015 South Yemen Insurgency [73] Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2,100+
2010–2015 Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown [74] [75] Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 3,000+
2011 2011 Bahraini uprising Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
100+
2011– Shia insurgency in Bahrain Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 22+
2011–2014 Egyptian crisis (2011–14) [m] Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7,000+
2011– Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 9,000+
2011– Syrian Civil War [n] Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 503,064–613,407 +
2011–2017 Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon ≈800
2011– Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
2013–2017 War in Iraq (2013–2017) [n] Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 155,500–165,500+
2015– Yemeni Civil War [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
377,000+
2016– Western Iran clashes Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 74–156
15–16 July 2016 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 270–350
2017 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq +305
2017– Iraqi insurgency (2017–present) Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4,000+
2023– Israel–Hamas war [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Palestine.svg  West Bank
Flag of Hamas.svg Gaza Strip
34,000+
2023– Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
400+
2023– Red Sea crisis Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
40+
2024– 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
20+

Casualties breakdown

[a]. ^ Unification of Saudi Arabia (combined casualties 7,989–8,989+)

Battle of Riyadh (1902) – 37 killed.
Battle of Dilam (1903) – 410 killed.
Saudi–Rashidi War (1903–1907) – 2,300+ killed.
Annexation of Al-Hasa and Qatif (1913) – unknown.
Battle of Jarrab (1915) – unknown.
Battle of Kanzaan (1915) – unknown.
First Nejd–Hejaz War, 1918–1919 – 8,392+ killed [15]
Kuwait–Najd War (1921) – 200 [15] –800 killed.
1921 Ikhwan raid on Iraq – 700 killed.
Conquest of Ha'il – unknown.
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan 1922–1924 – 500 [76] -1,500 killed.
Second Nejd–Hejaz War (1924–1925) – 450 killed. [15]
Ikhwan Revolt (1927–1930) – 2,000 killed. [15]

[p]. ^ Middle Eastern theatre of World War I (combined casualty figure 2,825,000–5,000,000) of:

[b]. ^ Turkish War of Independence (combined figure 170,500–873,000+):

Greco-Turkish War – 70,000[ citation needed ]–400,000 casualties [40] [ verification needed ]
Franco-Turkish War – 40,000 casualties.[ citation needed ]
Turkish–Armenian War – 60,000–432,500 casualties. [77]
Koçkiri Rebellion – 500 killed.[ citation needed ]
Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur – unknown.
Kuva-i Inzibatiye revolt – unknown.

[c]. ^ Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (combined casualty figure 138,800–320,100) of:

Mahmud Barzanji revolts – unknown.
Ahmad Barzanji revolt (1931) – unknown.
1943 Iraqi Kurdish revolt (1943) – unknown.
First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–1970) – 75,000–105,000 killed. [30] [40]
Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–1975) – 9,000 killed. [78]
600,000 displaced [79] [80]
PUK insurgency (1976–1978) – 800 killed.
Iraqi Kurdish uprising (1982–1988) – 50,000–198,000 killed.
1991 Uprising in As Sulaymaniyah – 700–2,000 killed.
Iraqi Kurdish Civil War (1994–1997) – 3,000 [81] –5,000 killed.
2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq – several hundred killed (≈300) on the Kurdish front, at least 24 Peshmerga soldiers killed.

[d]. ^ Middle Eastern theatre of World War II (combined casualty figure 12,338–14,898+) of:

Anglo-Iraqi War – at least 560 killed. [82] [83]
Farhud 175–780 killed.
Syria–Lebanon Campaign 10,404–12,964 killed.
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 100 [15] – 1,062 killed.
Bombing of Palestine in World War II 137 deaths. [84]
Bombing of Bahrain in World War II – unknown.

[e]. ^ Iran crisis of 1946 (combined casualty figure 1,921+):

Azerbaijan People's Republic crisis – 421 killed. [85]
Republic of Mahabad crisis – ≈1,000 killed.[ citation needed ]
Civil interregnum – 500 killed. [86]

[f]. ^ Arab–Israeli conflict (combined casualty figure 76,338–87,338+):

Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) – 14,400 casualties.
Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency and Retribution operations (1950s) – 3,456 casualties
Suez War (1956) – 3,203 killed.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict (1965–present) – 24,000 killed
Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon – 2,600–20,000 killed
Operation Litani
1982 Lebanon War
First Palestinian Intifada – 2,000 killed
Al-Aqsa Intifada – 7,000 killed
Gaza–Israel conflict – 3,500+ killed
Six-Day War (1967) – 13,976 killed.
War of Attrition (1967–1970) – 6,403 killed.
Yom Kippur War (1973) 10,000–21,000. [87]

[g]. ^ North Yemen Civil War (combined 100,000–200,000 casualties):

1962 Coup d'état
Ramadan offensive
Haradh offensive
1965 Royalist offensive
Siege of Sana'a (1967)

[h]. ^ Lebanese Civil War (combined 39,132–43,970+ mortal casualties):

Bus massacre – 27 killed.
Hundred Days' War – 160 killed.
Karantina massacre – 1,000–1,500 killed.
Damour massacre – 684 killed.
Battle of the Hotels – 700 killed.
Black Saturday (Lebanon) – 200–600 killed.
Tel al-Zaatar massacre – 1,778–3,278 killed.
1982 Lebanon War – 28,280 killed.
Sabra and Shatila massacre – 762–3,500 killed.
War of the Camps (1986–1987) – 3,781 killed.
Mountain War – 1,600 killed.
War of Liberation (1989–1990) – unknown.
October 13 massacre – 500–700 killed, 260 civilians massacred.

[i]. ^ Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution (combined fatalities count 12,000):

1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran – 10,171+ killed and executed. [88] [89]
1979 Khuzestan uprising – 112+ killed.
1979 Khorasan uprising – unknown.
1979 Azeri uprising – unknown.
1979 Baluchistan uprising – 50 killed.
Iran hostage crisis – 9 killed.
1979–1980 Tehran clashes – unknown.

[j]. ^ Iran–Iraq War (combined death count 645,000–823,000+):

Iraqi invasion 1980
Mujahedin al-Halq uprising 1981–1982
Liberation of Khorramshahr 1982 – 17,000 killed
Operation Undeniable Victory 1982 – 50,000 mortal casualties
Operation Ramadan 1982 – 80,000 killed
Kurdish Rebellion 1983–1988 (including the Al-Anfal Campaign) 50,000–198,000 killed
Operation Before the Dawn 1983 – 6,000+ killed
Operation Dawn 3 – 162,000 killed
Operation Dawn 5 1984 – 50,000 killed
Operation Dawn 6 1984 – unknown
Operation Khaibar 1984 – 49,000 killed
Tanker War 1984
Operation Badr (1985) – 30,000–32,000
War of the Cities 1985–1987
Operation Dawn-8 1986 – unknown
Operation Karbala-4 1986 – 15,000 killed
Operation Karbala-5 – 85,000 killed
Operation Nasr 4 – unknown
Operation Karbala-10 – unknown
Operation Mersad 1987 – 4,900 killed
1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners 2,000 [90] – 30,000 executed

[k]. ^ Iraq War 2003–2011 (combined casualty figure of 192,361–226,056+):

2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq – 35,000 killed
Iraqi insurgency (2003–06) – 15,000 killed
Civil war in Iraq 2006–2008 – 30,000–40,000 killed
Iraqi insurgency (2008–2011) – 5,000–10,000 killed
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq – ≈1,000 killed
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) – 54,000+ killed
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) – 53,361–72,056 killed

[l]. ^ Sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine (combined casualties 7,813)

1921 Jaffa riots – 95 killed
1929 Palestine riots – 251 killed. [91] [92]
1933 Palestine riots – 20 killed. [93]
Arab Revolt in Palestine – 5,000 killed. [28]
Jewish insurgency in Palestine (1944–47) – 338 British [94] and around 100 Palestinian Jews killed.
1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine – 2,009 killed by 1 April 1948. [95]

[m]. ^ Egyptian Crisis (combined casualties 5,000+)

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 – 846 killed
Sinai insurgency – 2,800+ killed

[n]. ^ Syrian Civil War (combined casualties 503,064–613,407)

[o]. ^ Iran–Israel proxy conflict (combined casualties ≈2,000)

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The Iraqi–Kurdish conflict consists of a series of wars, rebellions and disputes by the Kurds against the central authority of Iraq starting in the 20th century shortly after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. Some put the marking point of the conflict beginning to the attempt by Mahmud Barzanji to establish an independent Kingdom of Kurdistan, while others relate to the conflict as only the post-1961 insurrection by the Barzanis. Since the US-led invasion of Iraq and the subsequent recognition of the Kurdistan Region (KRI) in the new Iraqi constitution, the number and scope of armed clashes between the central government of Iraq and the Kurds have significantly decreased. In spite of that, however, there are still outstanding issues that continue to cause strife such as the disputed territories of northern Iraq and rights to oil and gas, leading to occasional armed clashes. In September 2023, Masrour Barzani sent a letter to the President of the United States expressing concerns about a possible collapse of the Kurdistan Region and calling for the United States to intervene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurdish separatism in Iran</span> Separatist dispute

Kurdish separatism in Iran or the Kurdish–Iranian conflict is an ongoing, long-running, separatist dispute between the Kurdish opposition in Western Iran and the governments of Iran, lasting since the emergence of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1918.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab Winter</span> Violence and instability after the 2010–12 Arab Spring

The Arab Winter is a term referring to the resurgence of authoritarianism and Islamic extremism in some Arab countries in the 2010s in the aftermath of the Arab Spring protests. The term "Arab Winter" refers to the events across Arab League countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including the Syrian civil war, the Iraqi insurgency and the subsequent War in Iraq, the Egyptian Crisis, the First Libyan Civil War and the subsequent Second Libyan Civil War, and the Yemeni civil war. Events referred to as the Arab Winter include those in Egypt that led to the removal of Mohamed Morsi and the seizure of power by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iraqi conflict</span> Series of related conflicts since the 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Iraqi conflict is a series of violent events that began with the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq and deposition of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, the most recent of which is the ISIS conflict, in which the Iraqi government declared victory in 2017.

This article overviews the 2010s in Middle Eastern political history

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