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Bookmark or Share- Persian Gulf War: Dates & Operation Desert Storm ‑ HISTORYThe Persian Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait.
- Iraqi invasion of Kuwait - WikipediaThe Iraqi invasion of Kuwait began on 2 August 1990 and marked the beginning of the Gulf War. After defeating the State of Kuwait on 4 August 1990, Iraq went on to militarily occupy the country for the next seven months. [16]
- Thirty years on, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait still haunts regionIn the early hours of August 2, 1990, Iraq’s army under President Saddam Hussein launched an attack on neighbouring Kuwait. Within hours, the capital city of the small oil-rich country had...
- Gulf War - WikipediaOn 2 August 1990, Iraq, governed by Saddam Hussein, invaded neighboring Kuwait and fully occupied the country within two days. The invasion was primarily over disputes regarding Kuwait's alleged slant drilling in Iraq's Rumaila oil field, as well as to cancel Iraq's large debt to Kuwait from the recently ended Iran-Iraq War.
- Iraq invades Kuwait | August 2, 1990 - HISTORYOn August 2, 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq’s tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait’s defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not...
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