Operation Desert Fox occurred in Iraq from 16th – 19th of December 1998. Operation Desert Fox was a four day military bombing campaign organised by the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The United States and the United Kingdom justified the strikes as Iraq had not complied with the UNSC’s resolutions and kept interfering with the UNSC’s weapons inspectors. Another main reason the bombing occurred was to punish Saddam Hussein's regime with military force in the hope of removing Saddam Hussein from power and replacing his regime with a democratic government. Despite the act's intention being support of opposition groups, Clinton justified his order for US action under the Act. The goal of the bombings was to strike military and
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The Suez crisis was an invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power. After the fighting had started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations led to a withdrawal by the three countries. The result of the invasion was Israel, the UK and France withdrawing following pressure and President Gamal Abdel Nasser growing in strength due to his victory. The Suez Canal was a beacon of Britain’s power as it had over 80,000 troops stationed along it. Many Egyptians believed that the British rule should have gone when World War Two ended. Egyptians needed permission from the British to even go near to the canal and resistance to the British occupation of Egypt grew rapidly. Gamal Abdel Nasser wanted to take advantage of the growing hostilities in Egypt. Nasser understood that many Egyptians were deeply unhappy with the British being in Egypt and also understood that corruption was prominent in high ranking positions. The Egyptian police were meant to be supporting British troops by keeping the peace but were secretly giving information about the British troops to the resistance. The British army surrounded a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia and ordered the officers to surrender. The officers refused to do so and told the British army they were willing to fight if need be. The British army brought tanks and led an attack on the police station. The police station was then taken over. This incident made tensions between the British and the Egyptians considerably worse. The day after the attack on the police station, riots erupted in Egypt. The Union Flag was burned and shops were destroyed. This incident was one of the major
The Suez crisis was an invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power. After the fighting had started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations led to a withdrawal by the three countries. The result of the invasion was Israel, the UK and France withdrawing following pressure and President Gamal Abdel Nasser growing in strength due to his victory. The Suez Canal was a beacon of Britain’s power as it had over 80,000 troops stationed along it. Many Egyptians believed that the British rule should have gone when World War Two ended. Egyptians needed permission from the British to even go near to the canal and resistance to the British occupation of Egypt grew rapidly. Gamal Abdel Nasser wanted to take advantage of the growing hostilities in Egypt. Nasser understood that many Egyptians were deeply unhappy with the British being in Egypt and also understood that corruption was prominent in high ranking positions. The Egyptian police were meant to be supporting British troops by keeping the peace but were secretly giving information about the British troops to the resistance. The British army surrounded a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia and ordered the officers to surrender. The officers refused to do so and told the British army they were willing to fight if need be. The British army brought tanks and led an attack on the police station. The police station was then taken over. This incident made tensions between the British and the Egyptians considerably worse. The day after the attack on the police station, riots erupted in Egypt. The Union Flag was burned and shops were destroyed. This incident was one of the major