Gulf War Timeline

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1990 Gulf War: Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

invades Kuwait Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy [i] on the coast of the Persian Gulf [i], enclos ...

, eventually leading to the Gulf War.

1990 Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council is the organ of the United Nations [i] charged with maintaining peace [i] ...

orders a global trade embargo against Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

in response to Iraq's Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

invasion of Kuwait Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy [i] on the coast of the Persian Gulf [i], enclos ...

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1990 Gulf War: President George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of the United States of America [i] . ...

delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

soldiers from Kuwait Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy [i] on the coast of the Persian Gulf [i], enclos ...

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1990 Gulf War: The U.N. Security Council passes UN Security Council Resolution 678, giving Iraq until Tuesday, January 15, 1991 to withdraw its forces from Kuwait.

1990 Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council is the organ of the United Nations [i] charged with maintaining peace [i] ...

passes UN Security Council Resolution 678, authorizing military intervention in Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

if that nation does not withdraw its forces from Kuwait Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy [i] on the coast of the Persian Gulf [i], enclos ...

and free all foreign hostages by Tuesday, January 15, 1991.

1991 Gulf War: The U.S. Congress passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy [i] on the coast of the Persian Gulf [i], enclos ...

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1991 Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

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1991 Gulf War: Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

fires 8 Scud missiles into Israel Israel

Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia [i] on the so ...

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1991 Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy an underground bunker in Baghdad Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital [i] of Iraq [i] and of Baghdad Governorate [i]. ...

, killing hundreds of Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ...

is. Iraqi officials claim that the bunker was a bomb shelter, but United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...

military intelligence identified it as a military facility.

1991 Gulf War: American and British war planes bomb the suburbs of Baghdad Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital [i] of Iraq [i] and of Baghdad Governorate [i]. ...

, injuring at least 11 civilians and killing 3 others.

1991 Gulf War: Operation Phase Echo - 540,000 American troops begin to leave the Persian Gulf Persian Gulf

[i] region, is an extension of the [[Gulf of Oman]...

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