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The following is a timeline of major events during the Iraq War, following the 2003 invasion of Iraq ... caused a diplomatic row between Iraq and Jordan. ...
Jordan and allies Opponents Result Monarch Jordanian losses; First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Yemen Holy War Army ALA Israel: Partial victory [1] (overall Arab defeat) Tactical and strategic Arab failure; 1949 Armistice Agreements; Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
Ghazi of Iraq: Ali Jawdat al-Ayyubi: Iraqi Shia Revolts (1935–1936) Kingdom of Iraq: Shia Tribesmen: Government victory. Uprising Quelled ~500 Iraqi Coup D'état (1941) Kingdom of Iraq: Golden Square Rebels: Golden Square Victory. Overthrow of government of Abd al-Ilah and the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq.? Faisal II of Iraq: Taha al-Hashimi ...
Al-Said recognised that Chamoun's defeat would leave Iraq and Jordan isolated. He bolstered Chamoun's government with aid throughout May and June 1958. [ 18 ] More fatefully, he attempted to bolster Jordan with units from the Royal Iraqi Army , a move that was a direct catalyst for the coup d'état .
The Iraq invasion was part of the Bush administration's broader war on terror, launched in response to the September 11 attacks. In October 2002, the US Congress passed a resolution granting Bush the authority to use military force against Iraq.
This timeline tries to show dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East/ South West Asia .The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The war is also known under other names, such as the Second Gulf War (not to be confused with the 2003 Iraq War, also referred to as such [27]), Persian Gulf War, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War [28] [29] [30] [b] before the term "Iraq War" became identified with the 2003 Iraq War (also known in the US as "Operation Iraqi Freedom"). [31]
Modern Iraq was established from the former three Ottoman provinces, Baghdad Vilayet, Mosul Vilayet and Basra Vilayet, which were known as Al-'Iraq. The Sykes-Picot agreement was a secret agreement between UK and France with the assent of Imperial Russia, defining their respective sphere of influence and control in West Asia after the expected ...