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First Gulf War

First Gulf War . Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in Kuwait

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First Gulf War

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  1. First Gulf War

  2. Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in Kuwait Hussein claims this overproduction of oil had cost Iraq an estimated $14 billion a year when oil prices fell. Hussein also accused Kuwait of illegally pumping oil from Iraq's Rumaila oil field. Iraq incorporates or takes over/ invades Kuwait Why Iraq invades Kuwait?

  3. 32 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia Arab nations such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia ect. Looked to the United Nations for support. United Nations against Iraq

  4. The UN Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw or go to war with the UN. The UN embargoed or stopped most if not all trade with Iraq. What the UN calls for?

  5. On Aug. 7, 1991 U.S. troops moved into Saudi Arabia to protect Saudi oil fields ( thought Iraq may try to move from Kuwait into Saudi Arabia). On Nov. 29, 1991 the United Nations set Jan. 15, 1991, as the deadline for a peaceful withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. When Saddam Hussein refused to comply Operation Desert Storm War Time

  6. was launched on Jan. 18, 1991, under the leadership of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf The U.S.-led coalition began a massive air war to destroy Iraq's forces and military and civil infrastructure(These attacks lasted for 41 days in the air and on the ground). Iraq called for terrorist attacks against the coalition and launched Scud missiles at Israel (wanted to widen the war) and also at Saudi Arabia. Operation Desert Storm

  7. Flank Attack

  8. The main coalition forces invaded Kuwait and Iraq on Feb. 24 and, over the next four days, encircled and defeated the Iraqis and liberated Kuwait. When U.S. President George H. W. Bush declared a cease-fire on Feb. 28, most of the Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or fled. End of the War…..

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