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Iraq invades Kuwait
Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein orders invasion of Kuwait. -
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Persian Gulf War Timespan
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United Nations steps in
United Nations tells Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. Iraq ignores this. -
Iraq's trade gets banned
United Nations imposes worldwide ban on trading with Iraq. -
Iraq takes control of Kuwait
Iraq annexes Kuwait in response to the United Nations ban on trading with Iraq. Iraq also threats Saudi Arabia. -
U.s stations troops by Saudi Arabia
The U.s and other countries get approval from the United Nations to start a war if Iraq does not withdraw. They are called the Anti-Iraq coalition. -
Iraq builds army
Iraq has formed an army of 300,000 troops to begin war against U.S and other allied forces. -
UN threathens war with Iraq
The United Nations security council threathens Iraq to use forces if Iraq does not withdraw Kuwait by 15 January 1991 -
Persian Gulf War begins
U.S massive air campaign is held against Iraq because of Iraq's ignorance with the Untited Nations. This marks the beginning of war. -
Allied forces launch ground attack
massive ground attacks begin with the allied forces against Iraq soldiers into Kuwait. American and Arab forces retake Kuwait city within 3 days and leave a crumbling Iraq resistence -
U.s forces attack Iraq's armoured reserves
U.s meanwhile the battle in Kuwait, attack the rear of iraq's armouerd reserves -
Cease-fire decleared
American president George Bush decleares Cease-Fire. By this time Iraq forces were completely destroyed -
Iraq's defeat
Iraq lost the Persian Gulf War and reconized Kuwait as a independent state. -
Weapon inspectors enter Iraq
Weapon inspectors enter Iraq and ban any nuclear or missles weapons. -
Iraq's aftermath
Rebellions start under Iraq leader Saddam's great brutality. -
Iraq fails weapon inspection
Iraq fails to obey to get rid of all war based weapons. Brief fighting accurs and ends with with Iraq refusing to let another weapon inspection take place. -
U.S and U.K troops are placed on Iraq border
American and United Kindom troops arrive back at Iraq's borders -
George W. Bush wants Saddam gone
George W. Bush demands (without United Nations andorsment) Saddam to step down from power in Iraq or face war. Saddam refuses to step down causing another war. -
Beginning of Iraq War
on 20 March, U.S and allkied forces attack Iraq starting the Iraq War.