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Important conflicts - Coggle Diagram
Important conflicts
Gulf war (1990-1991)
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EU and USA relented, export Iraq oil again
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iraq required surcharge, few cents per barrel, straight to Baghdad; UN warned this as illegal
toppling Hussein, records became available of traders paying these illegal surcharges
Glencore, massive commodity trader, was never charged, although it was clear that they paid more than 1 million euros
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Syrian civil war (2012-)
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various rebel groups, kurdish forces, eventually isis (declared caliphate in 2014)
500k deaths, 5mil+ refugees
Yemen (civil) war
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successor Hadi
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facing corruption, separatist fractions and al-qaeda
2014: Houthi invasion, backed by Iran
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Saudi involvement
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backed by US, logistically
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Aluminium wars
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after USSR collapse, fight over privatisation of USSR highly lucrative aluminium industry
murder, extortion, coercion, violence & chaos