Invasion of Kuwait facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Invasion of Kuwait |
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| Part of Gulf War | |||||||||
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 Iraq |
 Kuwait |
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| Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid |
Jaber III |
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| 88,000 Forces | 16,000 Forces | ||||||||
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37+ Aircraft lost Other losses |
20 Aircraft lost
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The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was a military campaign to occupy Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. Started by Saddam Hussein in 1990 who accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi oil through slant drilling. In August 2, 1990 Iraq launched 88,000 troops backed up by 750 tanks into Kuwait. Two days after the invasion Kuwait was fully occupied and surrendered. Saddam Hussein made a temporary annexation of Kuwait as the 19th province of Iraq. It was not recognized by the United Nations or other countries.
Oil production
After the occupation, Iraq took over many of the Kuwaiti oil fields and started taking the oil to keep for Iraq. Factories, businesses and industries were also taken over by Iraqis as well.
Operation Desert Storm
After seven months of occupation, the United Nations launched a US led coalition to enter Kuwait to free it from Iraq.
Images for kids
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The Basra Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire in 1897. After the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, Kuwait was established as an autonomous kaza, or district, of the Ottoman Empire and a de facto protectorate of Great Britain.
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April Glaspie's first meeting with Saddam Hussein
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An Iraqi Type 69 tank on display at the site of the Al-Qurain Martyrdom
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A Kuwait M-84 tank during Operation Desert Shield in 1990. Kuwait continues to maintain strong relations with the coalition of the Gulf War.
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More than 600 Kuwaiti oil wells were set on fire by retreating Iraqi forces, causing massive environmental and economic damage to Kuwait.
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The oil fires caused were a result of the scorched earth policy of Iraqi military forces retreating from Kuwait
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Aerial view of oil wells on fire
See also
In Spanish: Invasión de Kuwait para niños
