Event Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

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In August 1990 Iraq invaded and annexed the neighboring State of Kuwait. Iraq's subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait led to a military intervention by UN forces (known as the First Gulf War).

Chronology

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  • August 1990: Battle of Dasman Palace.
  • August 1990: Battle of the Bridges.
  • August 1990: Kuwait formally annexed by Iraq.
  • August 1990: Alaa Hussein Ali is appointed Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Free Kuwait and Ali Hassan al-Majid is appointed Governor of the Kuwait Governorate, which is declared the 19th Governorate of Iraq.
  • August 1990: Battle of Failaka.
  • August 1990: Battle of the Bridges.
  • August 1990: Battle of Dasman Palace.