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Iraq dictator, Saddam Hussein, accuses of stealing oil from the Rumaylah oil fields in Iraq and warns of military action.
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Iraq readies close to 100,000 troops and within a day they attack and took control of Kuwait.
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Operation dessert storm officially launched and the first U.S troops landed in Saudi Arabia.
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Iraq says that they are annexating Kuwait and officially making it theirs.
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The U.N security council passes a resolution which sets a deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait
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Peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, between US and Iraq officials, this talk ended with no progress.
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Iraq launches SUC missiles on Isreal killing several people, in response to this U.S set out to destroy Iraqs SCUD missiles.
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Kuwait begins to destroy the oil wells to send a message to U.S and the world, they claimed that they were not in need of outsourced oil.
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Iraq forces invade the town of Khafji in Saudi Arabia. Soon after invading, Iraq forces were matched up against Saudi Arabian, Quatar and U.S troops.
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Iraq forces capture a 20 year old U.S army specialist, Melissa Rathbun- Nealy and Army specialist David Lockett whilst driving alongf the Kuwait border just inside Saudi Arabia.
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The battle of Khafji resulted in the coalitions victory and Iraq forces were driven out of the country; Saudi Arabia.
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U.S president issues the 24-hour ultimatum: Iraq must withdraw or the coalition would send in ground troops.
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Around 4 am in Iraw time, U.S led coalition troops invade Iraq and Kuwait.
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Iraq SCUD missiles strikes U.S barracks near Saudi Araba and kills 28 U.S troops.
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Iraqi troops ordered to withdraw from Kuwait, Around 10,000 trops were killed whilst attempting to retreat on the Highway. This event was known as the Highway of Death.
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Coalition troops, primarily U.S and Saudi troops enter Kuwait and battle the republican guard in several tank battles.
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U.S President announces that Kuwait was officially liberated from Iraqi control.
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Iraq officially accepts the U.N terms and U.S troops arrived home.
