Edited by:
David Rodriguez
David Rodriguez
August 2 1990Unable to pay its debt from the war and accusing Kuwait of taking its Rumaila oil field territory just over the border, Saddam's tanks invade, forcing Kuwait's unprepared government leaders and the emir to flee to Saudi Arabia. Within a few hours Kuwait is occupied. Within hours, the UN Security Council passes a resolution condemning the Iraqi invasion.
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August 10, 1990The conflict divides the Arab League, with Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and the Palestine Liberation Organization, siding with Iraq while the others side with Kuwait. The Palestinians' support of Iraq is seen as an affront to Kuwait, home to a large number of Palestinian refugees. This results in the expulsion of thousands of Palestinians, Yemenis, and other Arabs from Kuwait after the war. Many groups, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, oppose the Iraqi invasion but are also against military intervention, creating a third stream in the reaction to the war.
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February 27, 1991On February 26, 1991, south of Basra, the Allied Coalition and Iraq hold a meeting discussing the end of the war. A month later, on February 27, 1991, Iraq officially withdraws its troops from Kuwait. The US closes its military base in Iraq.
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