Middle East 555
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A German U-boat sank an Egyptian merchant ship.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 18, 1943. End Date changed from
January 18, 1943.
MID#3511
Dispute Number: 3511
Date(s): February 24, 1945
Participants: 651 Egypt/255 Germany, 740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Egypt declared war on Germany and Japan.
Coding changes: End Date changed from August 14, 1945. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
255 GERMANY/670 SAUDI ARABIA
MID#622
Dispute Number: 622
Date(s): February 28, 1945
Participants: 670 Saudi Arabia/255 Germany, 740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Saudi Arabia declared war on Japan and Germany.
Coding changes: Participant changed: Originally coded as involving Saudi Arabia,
but Iran was the country that declared war on Japan and Germany on that date. Start
Date changed from September 9, 1943. End Date changed from September 9, 1943.
Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
300 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY/640 TURKEY
MID#126
Dispute Number: 126
Date(s): January 1853 to February 12, 1853
Participants: 300 Austria-Hungary, 365 Russia/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Austria-Hungary, backed by Russia, demanded that Turkey end its war
with Montenegro and change its governor of Bosnia. Turkey agreed and withdrew the
Bosnian governor and signed an armistice with Montenegro.
Coding changes: End Date changed from February 25, 1853.