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On the morning of April 2, 1990, the small middle-eastern country of Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. Iraq wanted to control Kuwait for the amount of oil it had.
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On August 7, the United States forces started entering into Kuwait. Along with that 500,000 United States troops were put in Saudi Arabia for safety, just in case Iraq tried to invade Saudi Arabia for even more oil control.
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On August 20, President H. W. Bush signed National Security Directive 45, which stated that there would be immediate and complete withdrawal of Iraqi troops and restoration of Kuwait’s government.
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The U.N. Security Council Resolution 678, followed on November 29, 1990, stating and warning Iraq, that if they did not move troops out of Kuwait by January 15, 1991, there would be a United States led coalition to drive them out. The United States also warned them that if they did not leave, they would “ face an attack by the multi-national force”.
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January 15 came and went, but Iraqi troops did not evacuate Kuwait. The next night, Operation Desert Shield became Desert Storm.
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On January 17, at 3 a.m. , Kuwait time, America, along with many other countries such as Australia, Afghanistan, Bahrain, The United Kingdom, Belgium, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Syria, Poland, Qatar, Oman, Rumania, Niger, and the U.A.E, started air attacks on Iraqi military targets.
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On February 23, the Iraqi military ignited an estimated 700 oil wells causing huge fires.
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Allied ground attacks begins, 4 a.m., Feb 24
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On February 27, Kuwait City was declared liberated, most of the Iraqi military driven back into Iraq.
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The cease-fire terms were officially accepted by Iraq on April 6.
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On February 28, the war was considered officially over. But, as the Iraqis left, they had taken millions of dollars of valuables and dumped oil into the Persian Gulf, harming the environment.
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On March 1, the cease-fire terms were negotiated in Safwan, Iraq.
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On April 7, the United States started Operation Provide Comfort, which defended Kurds fleeing their homes in Northern Iraq. It delivered 72,000 pounds of supplies in the first six operations.
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On April 11, the cease-fire terms took effect.
