Answer:
1. September 11 attacks
2. US invasion of Iraq
3. rise of al-Qaeda in Iraq
4. death of Saddam Hussein
5. death of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq
6. emergence of ISIS
Explanation:
The Middle East is one of the most tense and conflicting regions in the world for quite some time, with the US military involvement in the region making it even more chaotic. On September 11 2001, a terrorist attack happened on the twin towers in US. The attack was claimed by al-Qaeda. The US declared a war on terrorism and went after al-Qaeda. In meantime, the US set its sights on Iraq as well, and it 2003 it attacked the country and invaded it. The fall of Saddam Hussein and lack of control in the country enabled al-Qaeda to spread in Iraq, which led to further military conflict. Saddam Hussein was captured in 2006 and sentenced to death, and it meantime al-Qaeda was losing the war with the US troops. Soon after, the leaders of al-Qaeda were tracked and killed, which disintegrated this terrorist organization. That on the other hand resulted in the rise of a new terrorist organization in the Middle East, ISIS, which managed to gather lot of extremists and former members of al-Qaeda and they started to wage war, as well as performing attacks in multiple regions around the world.
Answer:
1) September 11 attacks
2) US invasion of Iraq
3) death of Saddam Hussein
4) rise of al-Qaeda in Iraq
5) death of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq
6) emergence of ISIS
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