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Devastating for the Iraqi economy
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US Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq and Kuwait
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Accuses Kuwait of stealing oil from the Rumaila oil field,
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Iraq begins deploying troops to the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border creating a massive military build-up.
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About 100,000 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait
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Resolution that condemns Iraq's invasion if Kuwait.
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Implementation of international sanctions on Iraq
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15,000 U.S. troops, 32 destroyers and 100 helicopters and fighter planes arrive in Saudi Arabia
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About 100,000 troops arrive to support the existing 220,000 troops in the region
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Setting a deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait before January 15, 1991, or face military action.
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Coalition forces start deploying into Kuwait, starting the first official infantry combat.
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First air attacks are launched on Iraq and Kuwait.
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Coalition starts its first land operations in Kuwait and Southern Iraq.
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Announces that Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait totally and accept the UN resolution
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Coalition bombs Iraqi's as they retreat, known as Highway Of Death
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Announces the ceasefire, that Kuwait is free and Iraqi Army is defeated. The war is over
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Iraq accepts the terms of a ceasefire from the U.N. Security Council.
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Armistice is signed between the Coalition and Iraqi Army.
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Iraq is allowed to produce oil again.