HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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sends his military to take over the Gaza Strip to help the Jews
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invade the oil rich nation of Saudi Arabia
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destroy the Suez Canal to hurt trade with Turkey
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run for reelection because he was a popular and well-liked President for Iraq
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Detailed explanation-1: -After Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait and Saddam Hussein deposed the Emir of Kuwait, Jaber Al-Sabah, he installed Ali Hassan al-Majid as the new governor of Kuwait. The Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait was unanimously condemned by all major world powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003, and executed on December 30, 2006, for committing crimes against humanity. The United States would not formally withdraw from Iraq until December 2011.
Detailed explanation-3: -The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991.
Detailed explanation-4: -The offensive was a decisive victory for American-led coalition forces, who liberated Kuwait and promptly began to advance past the Iraq–Kuwait border into Iraqi territory. A hundred hours after the beginning of the ground campaign, the coalition ceased its advance into Iraq and declared a ceasefire.
Detailed explanation-5: -On August 8 Iraq announced its annexation of Kuwait, in spite of condemnations from the United Nations, the major world powers, the Arab League, and the European Community (now the European Union).