On the morning of 11 September 2001, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes in the United States. Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing both towers to collapse. A third...
Pages tagged with "Contemporary Conflict"
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For more than a hundred years, British soldiers, diplomats, and spies and their Russian counterparts competed for influence over Afghanistan in what became known as ‘the Great Game.’ Britain fought wars in Afghanistan between 1838 and 1842, 1878 and 1880...
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The end of the Cold War did not bring an end to conflict. Issues such as nationalism, national self-determination, liberation and religion continued to trigger war and instability. In the Gulf War, 1990-1991, an international coalition was formed to...
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The conflict in Northern Ireland has bordered on undeclared civil war since 'The Troubles' of the 1960s. After decades of violent sectarian unrest, political and religious, by the end of the twentieth century, Ireland seemed to be on the road to lasting...
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On 2 August 1990 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, a tiny oil-producing state in the Persian Gulf. The response of the international community was swift. The United Nations demanded Iraqi withdrawal, and imposed a trade embargo. A US-led...
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In wartime, Britain depended on civilian cargo ships to import food and raw materials, as well as transport soldiers overseas, and keep them supplied. The title 'Merchant Navy' was granted by King George V after the First World War to recognise the...
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British troops have been in Afghanistan since 2001. They were originally deployed with the UN-authorised coalition tasked with intervening in Afghanistan to find the leaders of the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda. By the end of 2001, the Taliban regime...