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Invasion of Kuwait
Leader of Iraqi, Saddam Hussein, ordered an invasion of Kuwait. The Arab powers were alarmed by these actions. They asked to United States to stop them. -
Trade Ban with Iraq
The United Nations Security Council asked Iraq to withdraw. The UNSC had a worldwide ban on trade with Iraq. The Iraqi government responded by annexing Kuwait. -
Operation Desert Shield
U.S. troops were sent to Saudi Arabia through King Fahd. He called for US assistance. Defense was quickly abandoned -
War Start
November 29, 1990, the UNSC said that if Iraq didn't withdraw by Jan. 1 of the next year, they will attack by force. Iraq did not listen. The allied coalition against Iraq reached a strength of 700,000 troops. -
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First Military Offensive
The allied coalition military offensive against Iraq.
Massive U.S.-lid air campaign.
Operation Desert Storm -
Operation Desert Sabre
-Massive Ground Offensive
-Launched Northward from Saudi Arabia into Kuwait
-Arab and U.S. Forces took back Kuwait -
Cease-Fire
February 27, most of the Iraqi armored forces has been destroyed.
President Bush declared a cease-fire. The Iraqi resistance had been collapsed
