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Wojny w Syrii, Iraku, Afganistanie
The wars in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan

Author(s): Bolesław Balcerowicz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Geography, Regional studies, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: war; civil war in Syria; armed conflict in Iraq; civil war in Afghanistan; so called Islamic State; “Inherent Resolve”; “Resolute Support”; Taliban

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the major armed conflicts – the wars in threeMiddle East countries: Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The selection criteria includenot only geographic factors, but also the nature of the conflicts, i.e. they are allcivil wars and have become internationalized as a result of involvement of externalpowers, i.e. the military forces of several countries. In Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan the enemy has been the so called Islamic State; in Syria it was the main enemy. Thethree countries were the most impacted by terrorism.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 116-128
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish