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Major Events in the Fertile Crescent

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Kuwait__color_small_square Iraq invades Kuwait Iraq invades Kuwait. UN resolution 660 calls for Iraqi withdrawal.
Desert_storm_small_square Desert Storm Begins The allied attack ("Operation Desert Storm") begins with an Apache helicopter strike at 2:38 A.M.
Desert_storm_2_small_square Ceasefire UN Security Council Resolution 687 establishes the terms of the peace, including return of Kuwaiti property and prisoners, economic sanctions, and Iraqi disarmament.
Irqui_freedom_small_square Operation Iraqi Freedom War begins with US raid on meeting of Saddam with his advisors.
Saddam_small_square Saddam Hussein Captured Saddam Hussein captured alive by US forces.
Constitution-iraq_small_square Iraq Consititution A new, temporary constitution for Iraq is signed
Iraq_s_president_small_square Iraq Government Control of Iraq handed over to an Iraqi government. Elections planned.
Iraq_prime_minister_small_square Iraq in Control The United States handed over control of Iraqi airspace and the Green Zone to the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki under the terms of the new "status of forces" agreement between the two countries.
Last_troops_small_square U.S.Leaves Iraq Operations officially end two weeks ahead of Barack Obama's deadline, leaving 56000 service personnel in the country.
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