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Resolution 678
-The U.N. determined that Iraq could no longer keep control of Kuwait
-Demanded that they withdraw
-If Iraq did not cooperate they would be faced with military action -
Invasion of Kuwait
-Iraq invades Kuwait
-Marked beginning of the war
-2 day operation -
Operation Desert Shield
-U.S. led an initiative against Iraq
-Troops began landing in Saudi Arabia
-Named Operation Desert Shield -
Operation Desert Storm
-U.S. officially launches Operation Desert Storm
-Apache helicopters and warplanes attacked Iraq
-Baghdad and other military targets were attacked -
Iraq Attacks Israel
-Retaliation against the U.S.
-Missiles were launched against America's ally, Israel
-U.S. responded with missiles of their own -
Destruction of Kuwaiti Oil Wells
-Saddam Hussein ordered the destruction of Kuwaiti oil wells
-Blew up several oil wells
-Pumped millions of gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf -
Iraqi Withdrawal
-Saddam Hussein orders the withdrawal of the last troops from Kuwait
-Coalition aircraft bombed the retreating troops
-Area is now called the Highway of Death -
Ceasefire Declared
-U.S. President George W. Bush declares ceasefire
-Ends the war
-Kuwait was liberated from Iraq
