The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1122: War Spills Over
Cyprus.

This is a small country located in the northeast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The coastline is 782 kilometers long and the land area is 9251 square kilometers, of which the Turkish area in the north of Cyprus covers an area of ​​3355 square kilometers and has a total population of 98.22.

In 1878, Cyprus was ceded to Britain by the Ottoman Empire. In 1925, it became a British "direct colony". On February 1959, 2, it signed the "Zurich-London Agreement" with Britain, Greece and Turkey. On August 19, 1960, it declared independence and joined the Commonwealth in 8. After independence, the Greek and Turkish communities clashed many times. After 16, the Turkish community moved north, resulting in a situation of north-south division between the two communities.

In Cyprus, there is a British Air Force base and a US Air Force base.

There is a fighter wing stationed at the two air force bases. The US military has deployed four F4 fighter squadrons in Cyprus, with a total of 15 F80 fighter jets.

At this time, ground radar and early warning aircraft had detected the incoming missiles and aircraft.

The air defense capability of the air base is very strong and is constantly conducting interceptions.

However, no matter how good the air defense system is, it cannot intercept aerial targets 100%.

Not to mention, Iraq launched so many missiles.

A total of 190 tactical ballistic missiles and fighter jets are coming!
Anti-aircraft missiles were continuously launched to intercept incoming air targets. Some missiles were intercepted and bloomed like fireworks in the sky.

However, there were also some that were not stopped by the anti-aircraft missiles. Anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns fired frantically, forming dense air defense firepower.

But there are still missiles that have not been intercepted.

These missiles are not high-precision guided missiles and their deviations are still relatively large.

Some landed on air force bases, on runways, or hit targets, and some landed in residential areas.

Deafening explosions continued to sound, flames rose, and smoke filled the air.

What's even more terrifying is that the Iraqi Air Force pilots pressed buttons and launched air-to-ground missiles to attack the air defense positions.

One air defense position after another was destroyed by air-to-ground missiles.

Then they attacked the buildings and runways of the air base.

There were constant explosions at the two air force bases, flames, smoke, screams, and desperate roars.

Some Iraqi pilots were angry and threw missiles and bombs at residential areas and commercial centers in Cyprus.

As early as January, Iraq issued a stern warning to Cyprus, but unfortunately Cyprus did not listen. Now the cruelty of war has befallen Cyprus itself.

The Iraqi Air Force plane flew back but was intercepted by the Joint Forces Air Force, and an air battle broke out between the two sides.

Kurdish mountains, Iraq.

When Rashid received the call from Baghdad, he ordered his troops to open fire.

At the artillery positions, thousands of cannons roared in unison, firing at targets that had been aimed at in the direction of Türkiye.

In Iraq, it is the Kurdish mountainous area, and in Turkey, it is also the Kurdish mountainous area.

The shelling mainly targeted roads, bridges, and facilities of the joint forces in Türkiye.

Thousands of cannons roared at the same time, it was very spectacular!

The road that was built in the past few months was hit by artillery fire, and the shells even hit the hillside, causing landslides and covering the road.

Missile launchers located on the border fired missiles towards Türkiye.

Many of these missiles are Hussein missiles, Abbas missiles, Scud missiles, and Oka missiles.

The news of the outbreak of the Iraq War spread throughout the world at the first opportunity.

After all, Baghdad has many international media offices. Even as recently as yesterday, March 3, most people around the world hoped that the war would not break out.

In this world, peace-loving people are always the majority.

But now, the Iraq war has broken out, shattering the dreams and beautiful expectations of peace-loving people all over the world.

George Walker made a nationally televised address: "My fellow citizens: At this hour, America and our allies are in the early stages of the military disarmament of Iraq to liberate the Iraqi people and prevent the world from being put in danger."

"Under my orders, the coalition forces have begun destroying important military targets to reduce Saddam's ability to wage war. This is just the beginning, and what will follow will be a comprehensive and extensive attack."

George Walker portrayed the joint forces' military action as just, announced the start of the war to overthrow Saddam's regime, and emphasized that the war would be "quick and decisive."

At the same time, Saddam also delivered a speech to the nation, calling on the Iraqi people to fight against the US invasion and defeat the US-UK coalition forces.

The war came so quickly that it caused an uproar in countries around the world.

This is not a war on terror, this is a war between two countries.

When the war broke out, international crude oil prices rose sharply that day, directly breaking through the $50 per barrel mark.

Because of the US Navy's blockade, the world directly lost 500 million barrels of Iraq's daily oil supply.

Even if the United States activates its strategic oil reserves immediately, the panic in the market can be imagined.

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries were extremely angry. Prior to this, these Arab countries had already lodged serious protests to the United States, demanding that the United States stop launching the Iraq War.

But no one expected that the United States would still insist on launching the Iraq War.

You know, Iraq is a member of the Arab League, and there are 10 Iraqi troops in the Arab coalition.

The United States' launching of the Iraq War directly put the Arab League and the Arab Coalition in an awkward position.

If the Arab League and the Arab Coalition do not take measures, they will become a laughing stock and Arab integration will suffer a severe blow.

If people’s morale is low, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Under the leadership of Saudi Arabia, OPEC held a special meeting, decided to cut production, and imposed an oil embargo on some countries.

Suddenly, international crude oil prices rose further.

The Americans are furious and accuse OPEC of interfering in the international oil market, which goes against the spirit of the market and needs to be severely punished.

OPEC accused the United States of undermining peace in the Gulf, causing instability in oil supply, and held the United States responsible for the current oil supply problems.

The Arab League held a special meeting and quickly reached a consensus to support Iraq.

This Iraq War is different from the last Gulf War.

The Gulf War, after all, was triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Iraq was in the wrong, which caused Arab countries to be wary of Iraq, because no Arab country could compete with Iraq's military strength.

But this time the Iraq War is different. This time it was rashly launched by the Americans in order to covet Iraq's oil and natural gas.

After all, it was the United States that invaded Iraq!

The entire Middle East has never been so united as it is at this moment. The Arab League and the Arab Coalition did not declare war on the joint forces, but they all expressed their support for Iraq.

Volunteers from various Arab countries went to Iraq to fight against the joint forces.

(End of this chapter)