Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

Iraq invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990 and occupied it until a U.S.-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces in February 1991.

Iraqi occupation of Kuwait: Iraq’s annexation and military control of Kuwait from August 1990 to February 1991. The invasion’s immediate outcome was Iraq’s occupation and attempted annexation of Kuwait.
Iraq–Kuwait relations: The history of political, territorial, and economic relations between Iraq and Kuwait. Their long-running disputes formed the immediate background to Iraq’s attack.
George H. W. Bush: The 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. He organized the U.S.-led coalition opposing Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait.
Gulf War: The 1990–1991 conflict between Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The invasion triggered the broader war that expelled Iraqi forces.
Iraq War: The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the ensuing conflict that toppled Saddam Hussein’s government. It was a later invasion of Iraq, not the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 660: A 1990 United Nations resolution condemning Iraq’s invasion and demanding its immediate withdrawal from Kuwait. It established the Security Council’s first formal response to the invasion.
Iran–Iraq War: A war between Iraq and Iran fought from 1980 to 1988, ending without a decisive territorial settlement. Iraq emerged from this costly war heavily indebted and militarized.
Margaret Thatcher: The British prime minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party. She urged Bush to confront Iraq and supported a firm response to the invasion.
Kuwaiti resistance: The clandestine civilian and military opposition to Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait. Resistance groups operated inside Kuwait throughout the occupation.
Annexation: The formal incorporation of territory into a state, typically through a unilateral political act. Iraq declared Kuwait its nineteenth province, extending occupation into a claim of sovereignty.

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