DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MIDDLE EAST
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Iraq threatened to close down the Suez Canal
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The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
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Iraq’s use of terrorism against US targets
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Iraq’s use of poisonous gas on its own people
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kuwait’s large-scale economic assistance to Iraq often triggered hostile Iranian actions against Kuwait. Iran repeatedly targeted Kuwaiti oil tankers in 1984 and fired weapons at Kuwaiti security personnel stationed on Bubiyan island in 1988.
Detailed explanation-2: -Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation’s large oil reserves, canceling a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expanding Iraqi power in the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cause of the Gulf War is commonly considered as being a reaction to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. And ultimately, it was this that prompted international condemnation at the UN, the consequential Resolutions that provided the pathway to war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gulf War, which lasted from August 1990 to February 1991, was a global conflict that began when Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussain attacked neighbouring Kuwait, declaring it as its “19th province.” Following Hussain’s defiance of UN warnings, the US and its partners compelled Iraqi forces to withdraw from Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-5: -In August 1990, Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait to its southeast in a bid to gain more control over the lucrative oil supply of the Middle East. In response, the United States and the UN Security Council demanded that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein withdraw Iraqi troops from Kuwait, but Hussein refused.