On the morning of August 2, 1990, wealthy and lazy Kuwaitis, awakened by a rumbling sound, when they walked outside the door, they saw a scene of surprise: the streets were full of Iraqi tanks, Iraqi helicopters were circling overhead, and Kuwait was invaded by Iraq!
Iraq is also a country of ancient civilizations, with a large number of monuments to civilization
Later, they learned that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, under the pretext of the border issue between the two countries and the need to "overthrow the king's ruling youth", ordered the dispatch of about 80,000 elite troops, 350 tanks into the Kuwaiti side, and the Kuwaiti army responded with heavy artillery in an attempt to prevent Iraq's invasion, but how can Kuwait, with a mere 20,000 troops, be an opponent of Iraq that has just experienced the Iran-Iraq War.
Road map for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
It took only 8 hours for Kuwaiti capital Kuwait City to be conquered by Kuwaiti Jaber. Ahmed. Al-Sabah and members of the royal family took refuge in Saudi Arabia while appealing to other Arab countries for help, and one of the king's younger brothers was killed by Iraqi troops while defending the palace, along with his two sons, who took all of Kuwait in 20 days. Saddam Hussein declared that Kuwait had become iraq's 19th province.
The U.S.-British coalition carried out a massive bombing campaign against Baghdad
After the invasion, the international community condemned Iraq, and the United Nations Security Council convened several consecutive meetings to demand that Iraq must withdraw its troops by January 15, 1991.
United Nations Security Council meeting
The United States, which has a large interest in Kuwait, joined forces with other countries, gathered more than 700,000 troops, 3510 warplanes, and 2900 tanks to begin the operation known as the "Desert Shield".
After 38 days of uninterrupted coalition air raids and multidimensional three-dimensional tactics such as network information, Saddam Hussein had to order the withdrawal of troops on February 25, 1991. That's when the war ends.