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Saddam Hussein says that the overproduction of oil by Kuwait and United Arab Emirates was an "economic warfare" against Iraq.
Once the Iran-Iraq war had ended the U.S. inspired an economical warfare against Iraq to weaken there country. Kuwait Monarchy was overproducing and lower the price of oil, which cost Iraq $14 billion in lost revenue. -
Iraq accuse Kuwait of stealing oil.
Iraq accuse Kuwait of stealing oil from the Rumaylah an Iraq oil field near the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and warn military action. -
Military buildup.
Iraq begins deploying soldiers to the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border. -
Kuwait invaded.
100,000 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait which intiates the Gulf War. The UN council passed resolution 660 demandin Iraq to withdraw its troops from Kuwait immediately. -
Kuwait under Iraqi control.
Saddam Hussein declares victory over Kuwait. -
Resolution 661.
The U.N. Security Council imposes trade embargo on Iraq. -
"Operation Desert Shield".
out of fear the Iraqi army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, U.S. President George Bush quickly announced that the U.S. would launch a "wholly defensive" mission to prevent Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia, codename Operation Desert Shield. -
Saddam Hussein proclaims Kuwait as part of Iraq.
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First U.S. military forces arrive in Saudi Arabia. U.N. declares Iraqi annexation of Kuwait void.
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Hussein declares a "jihad" or holy war against the U.S. and Israel.
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Naval blockade of Iraq begins.
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"al-Kadhima".
Iraq declare Kuwait as one of its provinces and rename Kuwait "al-Kadhima". -
Deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia.
England and France send there troops to Saudi Arabia. -
"Resolution 678".
The U.N. security council pass resolution 678, which sets a deadline for Iraq to withdraw its troops from Kuwait before January 15 1991, or they must face military action. -
No Progress.
Talks in Geneva, Switzerland, between U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz ended with no progress. -
Resolution authorized.
The U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution allowing military forces to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. -
"Operation Desert Storm".
First U.S. government statement of Operation Desert Storm made. -
Air War.
U.S.-led Coalition warplanes attacked Baghdad, Kuwait, and other military targets in Iraq. -
Launched
Iraq launched SCUD missiles on Israel. The U.S. deploys Patriot missiles to Israel and Saudi Arabia. -
Iraqi troops begins blowing up Kuwaiti oil wells.
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Million gallons of crude oil dumped into Persian Gulf by Iraqi soldiers.
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Khafji.
Khafiji, Saudi Arabia; was invaded by Iraq but were soon faced by the Saudi Arabian and Qatari troops with the help of the U.S. Marines. -
Prisoner of War.
Iraqi forces capture U.S. Army Specialist Melissa Rathbun Nealy and Army Specialist David Lockett near the border of Saudi Arabian-Kuwaiti border. Melissa Rathbun Nealy became the first female U.S. prison of war since World War 2. -
Coalition forces won the battle of Khafji, successfully forcing the Iraqi military out.
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408 Iraqi civilians killed by an Amiriyah shelter bombing by two USAF F-117 Nighthawks.
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"Friendly Fire".
A freindly fire incident occuring near the east-west line 5 kilometers north of the Saudi-Iraqi border, a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle and an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (M113) were destroyed by two Hellfire missiles fired from a U.S. Apache helicopter which was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Hayles. This resulted in the killing of two U.S. soldiers and injuring six others. -
Charlie Co, 2d Light Armored Infantry Btn, 2d MAR DIV, crosses in Kuwait to scout out possible alternate breach points, identify and locate Iraqi Artillery for counter battery attack, and to draw attention away from the main forces approach points
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George H. W. Bush issues a 24 hour ultimatum:Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait to avoid start of a war.
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The start of the war.
U.S. led Coalition forces invade Iraq and Kuwait at around 4 am British Special Air Service was the first to enter Iraqi territory. -
Missile struck.
An Iraqi SCUD missile struck U.S. barracks near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 U.S. troops. -
"Highway of Death".
Iraqi soldiers withdraw from Kuwait by order from Saddam Hussein, however 100,000 of Iraqi soldiers were killed when Coalition aircraft bombed their stolen civilian and military vehicles. -
Battle of Medina Ridge.
U.S. Marines and Saudi Arabian troops entered Kuwait City. U.S. Army then engaged the Iraqi Republican Guard in several tank battles in Iraq. -
U.S. President George H. W. Bush announced a ceasefire and that Kuwait had been liberated from Iraqi occupation.
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A cease-fire plan was negotiated in Safwan, Iraq.
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Iraq accepts the terms of a ceasefire from the U.N. Security Council.
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First U.S. troops arrived home.
