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Revision as of 09:15, 25 March 2024
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Parent topics
- Middle East [r]: A geographical region in Asia that also contains small parts of Europe and Africa. [e]
- Islam [r]: Religion founded by Muhammad whose sacred book is the Qur'an (Koran). [e]
Subtopics
- Mecca [r]: Located in Saudi Arabia and, with Medina, one of the two holy cities of Islam. [e]
- Medina [r]: Add brief definition or description
History
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab [r]: Muslim theologian of the 18th century, who founded Wahhabism, and allied with Muhammad ibn Saud to form the ruling dynasty of Saudi Arabia [e]
- Arab Revolt (First World War) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thomas Edward Lawrence [r]: (1888-1935) British soldier and author, known as Lawrence of Arabia, who coordinated the Arab Revolt (First World War) against the Ottoman Empire with British military operations [e]
- Gertrude Bell [r]: (1868-1926) British expert on the Middle East, involved in strategic intelligence for the Arab Revolt (First World War) and had a major influence on the formation of modern Iraq. [e]
U.S.-Saudi relations
- U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. intelligence activities in Africa [r]: Activities of the United States intelligence community in Africa [e]
- U.S. support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War [r]: Technological aid, intelligence, the sale of dual-use and military equipment, but no direct combat against Iran, in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War [e]
- U.S.-Iran Hostilities during the Iran-Iraq War [r]: Sometimes called the Tanker War, but also including retaliatory strikes on Iranian oil platfors and vessels, the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655, and countermeasures to Iranian mining of international waters [e]
Security
- General Intelligence Department (Saudi Arabia) [r]: The national intelligence service of Saudi Arabia [e]}
- Turki al-Faisal [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gulf War [r]: The conflict started by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the liberation of Kuwait and major damage to Iraqi forces, by a US-led UN coalition in 1991. [e]
- E-3 Sentry [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F-15 Eagle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- MIM-104 Patriot [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Prepositioning ship [r]: Military cargo ships, normally in squadrons of several vessels, that are prepositioned at secure forward locations, in order to speed delivery of sustainment supplies to the initial forces landed by air or from combat amphibious warfare ships. [e]
- Royal Saudi Air Force [r]: Lavishly equipped and with some combat experience from the Gulf War, the air force of Saudi Arabia [e]
Opposition
- Salman Awdah [r]: Saudi Arabian cleric who has criticized both the United States of America and al-Qaeda, although once admired by Osama bin Laden; member of International Union of Muslim Scholars [e]
- 1967 Arab-Israeli War [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 9-11 Attack [r]: Add brief definition or description