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Saddam Hussein sent his troops into Kuwait because he said that Kuwait was stealing oil from Iraq.
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The U.N. told Saddam Hussein that he needed to remove his troops from Kuwait. The U.N. imposed economic sanctions on Iraq.
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President George Bush sends U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia to protect them against a possible Iraqi invasion.
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The United Kingdom and France send additional troops to support the U.N. and the United States.
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Operation Desert Storm begins with air warfare against the Iraqi military. This coalition effort is led by U.S. Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
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Iraq shoots scud missiles at Israel, a U.S. ally.
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This was a form of environmental warfare. Iraq purposefully dumped oil into the Persian Gulf.
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Allied forces won. There were more than 2,000 Iraqi soldiers killed and about 400 taken prisoner.
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U.S. has over one-half million soldiers in the Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm.
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President George W. Bush tells Suddam Hussein that if he doesn't leave Kuwait within 24 hours, he will order the start of a ground war.
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This image shows the four phases of the Allied advance against the Iraqi troops.
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As they retreated, the Iraqi military ignited over 600 oil wells and dumped 400 million gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf. Damage done to Kuwait was estimated at over $30 billion.
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President Bush declares Gulf War over. The cease fire plan was drafted on March 1, 1991 and accepted by Saddam Hussein on March 3, 1991. The entire war lasted about 100 hours.
