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Fatalities: None
Narrative: On August 2, 1974, Soviet military helicopters tried to photograph Israeli
navy vessels in the Gulf of Suez, off the occupied Sinai coast. Israeli warplanes chal-
lenged the helicopters, and the Soviets fled to a carrier that was removing mines in the
Suez Canal. Israel charged that the Soviet minesweepers were violating Israeli waters.
Soviet minesweepers were then turned away by Israeli patrol boats near the end of
August. Israel said that they wanted to cooperate with minesweeping, but the vessels
had sailed too close its coast.
MID#3637
Started in January 1986. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/365 Rus-
sia dyad dispute list.
371 ARMENIA/630 IRAN
MID#3564
Started in January 1992. See the narrative in the 371 Armenia/373 Azerbaijan dyad
dispute list.
MID#4285
Dispute Number: 4285
Date(s): March 17, 1994
Participants: 371 Armenia/630 Iran
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Armenian troops downed an Iranian C130 Hercules military transport
plane as it transversed the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region as it returned from
Moscow.
371 ARMENIA/640 TURKEY
MID#3564
Started in January 1992. See the narrative in the 371 Armenia/373 Azerbaijan dyad dispute
list.
MID#4221
Started in June 2000. See the narrative in the 365 Russia/640 Turkey dyad dispute
list.