Conflicts in the Middle East

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Across
  1. 2. which country fought a war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988 over oil-rich territory
  2. 4. the Kurdish people were left with vulnerability to extreme __
  3. 6. in 1948, the United Nations partitioned Palestine into this Jewish nation
  4. 7. there is hostility between the Arabs and the ___
  5. 11. what are the Kurds suffering greatly from in Syria today
  6. 12. The Kurds were divided between Iran,Syria,Iraq, & this country
  7. 17. who ruled the Ottoman Empire
  8. 20. the Ottoman Empire was on this side of WWI & lost
  9. 21. which countries were not consulted about the division of the territory
  10. 22. which former Iraqi leader attempted to eliminate his country's Kurdish population
  11. 24. who did not get their own territory when the Europeans partitioned the Middle East
  12. 25. an area where this is constant conflict between Palestinians and Israelis
Down
  1. 1. which country took control of Syria & others after partitioning
  2. 3. who gave France & Great Britain control of partitioning the Ottoman territory
  3. 5. Great Britain & France quickly drew up new borders because they wanted immediate control of what profits
  4. 8. some ethnic & religious groups got separated & other _ groups were grouped together
  5. 9. the Jews and Muslims fight over the land in Israel because it is _ to both
  6. 10. Iraqi Sunnis are more __ than the Iranian Shiites
  7. 13. borders were drawn that paid no attention to local ____
  8. 14. what did the Ottoman Turks ruthlessly pursue
  9. 15. this country along with many neighboring Arab countries was in conflict with Israel for decades
  10. 16. claims over land led to long periods of conflict and what else in the region
  11. 18. after partitioning, which country was in charge of Jordan,Iraq,& parts of Saudi Arabia
  12. 19. the Ottoman Empire was 6 times this state's size
  13. 23. the Sunni & the Shia Muslims were forced to be together in this one country