WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Desert Sabre was a massive allied ground offensive that was launched northward from northeastern Saudi Arabia into Kuwait and southern Iraq on February 24, 1991, and within three days, Arab and U.S. forces had retaken Kuwait city in the face of crumbling Iraqi resistance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Security Council declared on August 2, the very day of the invasion, that the Iraqi action of ignoring the basic order of the international community was a violation of international law and adopted Resolution 660, which required the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Iraqi forces.

Detailed explanation-3: -But Kuwait refused to forgive any of the $8 to $10 billion in loans. And it opposed Iraq’s plea to increase export oil allotment, as regulated by OPEC. Indeed, oil was driving force behind the invasion and would lead to U.S. military involvement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990.

Detailed explanation-5: -Operation Desert Storm began Jan. 17, 1991, after Iraqi forces who had invaded neighboring Kuwait refused to withdraw. The conflict is now commonly known as the Gulf War.