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The following names have been used to describe the conflict itself: Gulf War and Persian Gulf War are the most common terms for the conflict used within western countries, though it may also be called the First Gulf War (to distinguish it from the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent Iraq War).
4 days ago · Persian Gulf War, conflict (1990–91) triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring its large oil reserves, canceling a large debt owed to Kuwait, and expanding Iraqi regional power.
Nov 9, 2009 · The 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 Kuwait...
Feb 26, 2021 · Gulf War: 30 years on, the consequences of Desert Storm are still with us. Published: February 26, 2021 12:32pm EST. It was a short message to end a short war. On February 26 1991, Iraqi...
Mar 20, 2023 · In the Gulf War of 1990-1991, the US had led a multinational coalition which forced invading Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. Afterwards, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 687 ordering Iraq to...
Persian 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 ...
Aug 2, 1990 · On 2 August 1990 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, a tiny oil-producing state in the Persian Gulf. The response of the international community was swift. The United Nations demanded Iraqi withdrawal and imposed a trade embargo.
5 days ago · Iraq - Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, Invasion: Iraq characterized its war with Iran as a defensive action against the spread of the Islamic revolution not only to Iraq but to other gulf countries and to the wider Arab world and portrayed itself as “the eastern gate to the Arab homeland.”
Jan 6, 2021 · The First Gulf War was fought from 1990 to 1991 and saw the largest ever deployment of the British Armed Forces since the Second World War. Saddam Hussein caused international outrage when he invaded the tiny oil-rich Gulf state of Kuwait on 2 August 1990.
The Gulf War started on August 2, 1990 when the forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded oil-rich Kuwait. Hussein hoped that Kuwait's oil reserves would help to pay off the massive debt Iraq had accrued in its recent war with Iran, as well as give Iraq significant bargaining power as the gatekeeper to Middle Eastern oil. 1
