The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I was the largest theatre of World War I and occurred from on October 29, 1914 to October 30, 1918. Battles were fought in the Middle East between the Allies (especially the British and the Russians) and the Central Powers (especially the Ottoman Empire) during had four main campaigns.
In the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, mainly British forces defeated the Ottoman Army. In the Mesopotamian Campaign, British forces, mainly the British Indian Army, also defeated the Ottoman Army. In the Caucasus Campaign, the Ottomans fought against the Russians and other forces but were defeated. In the Gallipoli Campaign, the Ottomans defeated mainly British forces, most of which were colonial. There were also minor campaigns in Arabia (especially the south and Aden) and in Iran.
A peace treaty, the Treaty of Sèvres, was signed on August 10, 1920.
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- Europe
- Middle East
- Africa
- South West Africa
- Togoland
- Cameroon
- East Africa
- North Africa
- Somaliland
- Asia-Pacific
- Naval theatres
- U-boat
- Atlantic
- Mediterranean
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List of modern conflicts in the Middle East |
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| 1910s | |
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| 1920s |
- Franco-Syrian War
- Iraqi Revolt (1920)
- Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
- Adwan Rebellion
- Arab separatism in Khuzestan
- Great Syrian Revolt
- Sheikh Said rebellion
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| 1930s |
- Ararat rebellion
- Ahmed Barzani revolt
- Simele massacre
- Saudi–Yemeni War (1934)
- Goharshad Mosque rebellion
- 1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts
- 1935 Yazidi revolt
- 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
- Dersim rebellion
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| 1940s | |
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| 1950s | |
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| 1960s | |
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| 1970s |
- Black September in Jordan
- Yemenite War of 1972
- Turkish invasion of Cyprus
- Shatt al-Arab clashes
- Lebanese Civil War
- Political violence in Turkey
- Islamist uprising in Syria
- 1977 Shia uprising in Iraq
- NDF Rebellion
- Yemenite War of 1979
- Iranian Revolution
- Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution
- 1979 Qatif Uprising
- Grand Mosque seizure
- 1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq
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| 1980s | |
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| 1990s |
- Gulf War (1990–1991)
- 1991 Iraqi uprisings
- Terror campaign in Egypt (1990s)
- Yemeni Civil War (1994)
- Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
- Islamic insurgency in Saudi Arabia (2000–present)
- Operation Desert Fox
- al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
- 1999 Shia uprising in Iraq
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| 2000s | |
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| 2010s |
- 2011 Bahraini uprising
- Egyptian Crisis
- Sinai insurgency
- Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)
- Syrian civil war
- Syrian War spillover in Lebanon
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
- War in Iraq (2013–2017)
- Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
- Yemeni crisis
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| 2020s | |
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This list includes World War I and later conflicts (after 1914) of at least 100 fatalities eachProlonged conflicts are listed in the decade when initiated; ongoing conflicts are marked italic, and conflicts with +100,000 killed with bold. |
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- 1947
- Balad al-Shaykh
- 1948
- Deir Yassin
- Ein al-Zeitun
- Abu Shusha
- Lydda
- Al-Dawayima
- Tantura
- Safsaf
- Saliha
- Eilabun
- Arab al-Mawasi
- Sa'sa'
- 1953
- Qibya
- 1956
- Kafr Qasim
- Khan Yunis
- Rafah
- 1976
- Tel al-Zaatar
- 1982
- Sabra and Shatila
- 1990
- Oyoun Qara
- 1994
- Cave of the Patriarchs
- 2002
- Jenin
- 2021
- Wehda Street
- 2023
- Gaza Strip
- Shadia Abu Ghazala School
- Jabalia
- 2024
- Flour
- Tel al-Sultan
- Nuseirat refugee camp
- Al-Awda School
- Al-Tabaeen School
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