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Afghanistan Province Map-CIA

Afghanistan War Claims Another American Military Casualty in 2019

December 23, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
Afghanistan, American History, American Wars, Current Wars and Conflicts, War and Conflict Updates

The U.S. military reported that another American has died in the long Afghanistan War.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the death. This casualty marks the…

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Map of Syria

Turkey, the Kurds, and American Betrayal in Syria

October 13, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
American Wars, Conflict News, Current Wars and Conflicts, History, History Posts, Iran Wars, ISIS/ISIL War, Military History (General), Syrian Wars, Turkish Wars, War, War and Conflict Updates

The currently escalating conflict between the Turks and the Kurds in northern Syria is the latest in a long series of wars in which the…

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Houthi Territory in Yemen 2019

Yemen War: Houthis Claim Major Victory Over Saudis-What Role Does Iran Play?

September 29, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
Conflict News, Current Wars and Conflicts, Sunni and Shia Wars, Yemen Wars

Yesterday’s stunning claim by the Yemeni Houthi forces that they had killed hundreds and captured thousands of Saudi troops in a surprise attack inside Saudi…

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Wars of 1999

Wars of 1999 -Commentary and Analysis

August 11, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
Afghanistan, African Wars, American History, American Wars, Conflict News, Current Wars and Conflicts, History Posts, Indo-Pakistani Wars, Military History (General)

Wars of 1999 -Commentary and Analysis   This year, 2019, is the 20th anniversary of a fairly large number of wars and conflicts that ended…

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Drone Shotdown Nearly Sparks Iranian-American War

Drone Shotdown Nearly Sparks Iranian-American War

June 22, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
American Wars, Conflict News, Current Wars and Conflicts, Iran Wars, Sunni and Shia Wars, War, War and Conflict Updates, Yemen Wars

Let us take stock of the latest troubling tensions between the United States and Iran. The quick version is that the U.S. and Iran almost…

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Libya

The Second Arab Spring: Algeria, Sudan, and Libya Amidst the Backdrop of Regional War and Chaos

April 13, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
African Wars, American Politics, American Wars, Conflict News, Current Wars and Conflicts, History, History Posts, ISIS/ISIL War, Syrian Wars, War and Conflict Updates

Recent developments in North Africa show that the chaos and instability begun in the “Arab Spring” of 2011 continue to have effects on nations and…

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The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan According to Trump: Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!

The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan According to Trump: Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!

January 6, 2019
Roger Lee, The History Guy
20th Century Wars, Afghanistan, Conflict News, Current Wars and Conflicts, History, History Posts, Russian Wars, Soviet Wars, Syrian Wars

On Donald Trump’s Dangerous Ideas about Russia, the Soviets, and the Afghanistan Invasion.   In his first Cabinet meeting of the new year, President Trump…

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President Bush in Saudi Arabia

George H.W. Bush’s Presidency: The Significance for Today’s World

December 1, 2018
Roger Lee, The History Guy
20th Century Wars, American Wars, Current Wars and Conflicts, History Posts, ISIS/ISIL War, Military History (General), War, War and Conflict Updates

As the world is learning this morning, George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, passed away yesterday at the age of 94. …

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War Lists: The Crazy Long Wars of History

War Lists: The Crazy Long Wars of History

September 30, 2018
Roger Lee, The History Guy
Current Wars and Conflicts, History, History Posts, War, War and Conflict Updates, War Lists, warandconflictnews

History is full of wars and conflicts that seem to go on forever. Just look at America’s current wars in Afghanistan (began in 2001) and Iraq (began in 2003), as recent examples. But history is full of very long wars, as well as long series of wars that stretch on for generations. Read the war list of long wars.

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War in Afghanistan Claims Another American Military Life

War in Afghanistan Claims Another American Military Life

July 9, 2018
Roger Lee, The History Guy
Afghanistan, American Wars, Current Wars and Conflicts, History, History Posts

A reminder to all that the War in Afghanistan against Islamic militants (the Taliban, al-Qaida, ISIS, and associated groups), is still an ongoing military conflict. …

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