Persian Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
What Happened
In 1990, Iraq accused Kuwait of drilling for oil on their land, this was after Saddam Hussein came to power in 1979. Both countries made charges and on August 2nd, Iraq invaded Kuwait and seceded. Hussein justified this by saying Kuwait used to belong to them and was taken by the Europeans. |
Effect
The UN and many other nations responded to this by adopting sanctions against Iraq but this did not stop them. In 1990 many countries sent troupes and they gathered in Saudi Arabia to prevent any further aggression. The deadline for Iraq to leave of January 15, 1991 passed and Iraq was still there. Kuwait oil field explosion
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