THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Afghanistan
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Russia
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Kuwait
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Iran
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within 12 hours, most resistance had ended within Kuwait, and the royal family had fled, allowing Iraq to control most of Kuwait. After two days of intense combat, most of the Kuwaiti military were either overrun by the Iraqi Republican Guard, or had escaped to Saudi Arabia.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, at dawn on August 2, the Iraqi army that was amassed near the border suddenly invaded Kuwait. Iraq set up a puppet regime, “Interim Government of Free Kuwaitis.” On August 8, Iraq announced the unification of the two countries, which in reality was annexation of Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-3: -But on August 2, 1990, a force of one hundred thousand Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and overran the country in a matter of hours.