Foreign Relations of the Middle East.

Foreign relatons in the Middle East is a very controversial topic. The policies countries have adapted have changed drastically as of the War on Terror. As with any war, countries become very quick to fight and little, if any, discussion occurs. Times are very violent in the Middle East with attacks on villages occuring weekly. September 16th, Militants loyal to al Qaeda attacked a Shiite villages killing 14 people, including 3 children. Not only are citizens targeted, but government officials as well. A key Sunni sheik has been assassinated. The sheik was an ally of U.S. forces and shows the degree of seriousness political opinions are taken in the Middle East. Syria is known to fire at Israeli planes just for violating airspace restrictions.
Not all is straight out violence, most things that occur are just really tense political actions that are leding up to violence. Iran has constantly stated that it can help stabalize Iraq, and that Israel was evil and didn't deserve to exist. To further tensions, the U.S. holds Iranian prisoners in Iraq. All this shows the escalation of events in Iraq and surrounding countries. War continues as does the violence towards citizens.