Modern Middle East By jab822 May 16, 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement Dec 1, 1918 British defeat Ottomans Oct 17, 1941 British and Soviet forces withdraw from Iran Nov 22, 1943 Lebanese Independence Jan 1, 1944 Syrian Independence May 22, 1946 British mandate over Jordan over Oct 27, 1947 United Nations Plan to Partition Palestine Oct 30, 1947 British forces withdraw from Iraq Dec 27, 1947 British forces withdraw from Egypt May 14, 1948 British forces withdraw from Israel Jun 30, 1948 Arab-Israeli War Jul 26, 1956 Suez War (Suez Crisis) Aug 16, 1960 Cyprian Independence Jun 5, 1967 Six-Day War Mar 8, 1969 War of Attrition Oct 6, 1973 Yom Kippur War Sep 16, 1980 Iran-Iraq War Jun 6, 1982 Lebanon War Aug 2, 1990 Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq