Tying it all together How are the current problems in SW Asia tied to the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after WWI?
First, one more piece of information Questions for Understanding: Why was Osama bin Laden upset over the presence of U.S. troops? They were in the Muslim holy land (Saudi Arabia) and on US bases, they broke Muslim laws
Great Britain and the UN divided Palestine to create Israel Partitioning of Middle East Great Britain and the UN divided Palestine to create Israel Arab-Israeli Conflict (1948 – present)
Partitioning of Middle East Gulf War (1990-91) Iraq claimed that Kuwait was really part of Iraq before the Europeans partitioned the Middle East
US invasion of Afghanistan Partitioning of Middle East US invasion of Afghanistan (2001-present) Goal of al-Qeada is to get Westerners out of the Middle East
Partitioning of Middle East Iraq War (2003-2011) After overthrow of Hussein, ethnic and religious groups fought long civil war in Iraq