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In political science, a proxy war is an armed conflict where at least one of the belligerents is directed or supported by an external third-party power. In the term proxy war, a belligerent with external support is the proxy; both belligerents in a proxy war can be considered proxies if both are receiving foreign military aid from a third party country.
This is a list of proxy wars. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these".
Iran used this policy to undermine their sovereignty while fighting in proxy warfare. [378] This caused Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf allies to turn to the U.S. for support. The U.S., Saudi Arabia, and the GCC jointly backed Iraq under Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq War and the U.S. and Iran directly attacked each other during the ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Iran–Israel proxy conflict Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict, the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, and the Iran–Turkey proxy conflict Israel (orange) and Iran (green) shown within the Middle East Date 16 February 1985 – ongoing (39 years, 11 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) Location Worldwide ...
[58] [59] Turkey provided Azerbaijan with military equipment, as well as assisted Azerbaijan in the war with Armenia, while Turkish members of the Grey Wolves publicly participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War on the Azerbaijani side. Iran cooperated with Armenia and provided aid to Armenia and Artsakh. [60] [61] [62]
Proxy war * List of proxy wars; 0–9. 1958 Lebanon crisis; 1959 Tibetan uprising; 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; A. Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Algerian ...
The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced some 90% of its population of 2.3 million people, according to the United Nations. Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lachter and The Associated ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (October 2024) Red Sea crisis Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Middle Eastern crisis ...