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Bookmark or Share- Persian Gulf War | Summary, Dates, Combatants, Casualties, Syndrome ...The Persian Gulf War, also called Gulf War (1990–91), was an international conflict triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait to acquire the nation’s large oil reserves, cancel a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expand Iraqi power in the region.
- Persian Gulf War: Dates & Operation Desert Storm ‑ HISTORYThe Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring...
- War in the Persian Gulf: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm ...War in the persian Gulf Operations Desert shielD and Desert storm august 1990–March 1991 In the early morning hours of 2 August 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched an overwhelming...
- The Gulf War, 1991 - Office of the HistorianThe Gulf War, 1991. At the end of the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–1988, Iraq emerged with its state intact and a reinforced sense of national pride, but laden with massive debts. Iraq had largely financed the war effort through loans, and owed some $37 billion to Gulf creditors in 1990.
- Persian Gulf War summary | BritannicaPersian Gulf War, or Gulf War, (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Ṣaddām Ḥussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be motivated by Iraq’s desire to acquire Kuwait’s rich oil fields and expand its ...
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