It was about 2am of 02.08.1990 #Kuwait #Iraq At about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraqs tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwaits defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia. The emir of Kuwait, his family, and other government leaders fled to Saudi Arabia, and within hours Kuwait City had been captured and the Iraqis had established a provincial government. By annexing Kuwait, Iraq gained control of 20 percent of the worlds oil reserves and, for the first time, a substantial coastline on the Persian Gulf. The same day, the United Nations Security Council unanimously denounced the invasion and demanded Iraqs immediate withdrawal from Kuwait. On August 6, the Security Council imposed a worldwide ban on trade with Iraq.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:23:48 +0000
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