Yes, invasion of Iraq is the reason that many jihadist small groups unite together and captured the weapons from the Iraqi army and had an excellent training by fighting the american army in 2003, The war in Syria is not their first war. read more
Causes of the Gulf War Long Term Causes In regards to economics, the Iran-Iraq War fuelled the Gulf War. In 1979, the pro-American, pro-Western Shah of Iran was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution and a new anti-Western Ayatollah Khomeini came to power. read more