#Conflict

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Events (7)

Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) Conflict following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and declaration of the State of Israel, resulting in Israeli victory and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem.
Korean War 1950-1953 conflict between North and South Korea that involved U.S. intelligence programs and connections to later covert operations in Southeast Asia.
Sabra and Shatila massacres September 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut by Lebanese Christian Phalangists, facilitated by Israeli forces under Defense Minister Ariel Sharon.
Six-Day War 1967 conflict in which Israel launched a preemptive strike against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, capturing the Sinai, Gaza, West Bank, and Golan Heights.
Suez Crisis 1956 invasion of Egypt by Israel, France, and Britain to regain control of the Suez Canal, ended by Soviet nuclear ultimatum and U.S. pressure.
Vietnam War American war in Vietnam, escalated after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964, in which the CIA ran the Phoenix program and Air America and the Army and Rand applied behavioral science to the enemy.
Yom Kippur War 1973 Arab-Israeli War that began with coordinated Egyptian and Syrian attacks, leading to a nuclear alert and reshaping regional power dynamics.

Afghanistan Afghanistan is a Central Asian country whose Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989), CIA-backed Mujahideen funding network, and arms-for-drugs exchanges appear throughout this vault's coverage of Iran-Contra, the Golden Triangle heroin trade, and intelligence operations.