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  2. Gulf War - Wikipedia

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    The war is also known under other names, such as the Second Gulf War ... The result was a slump in the oil price – as low as $10 per barrel ($63/m 3) ...

  3. Aftermath of the Gulf War - Wikipedia

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    Significant demographic changes occurred in Kuwait as a result of the Gulf War. There were 400,000 Palestinians in Kuwait before the Gulf War. During the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait , 200,000 Palestinians left Kuwait due to various reasons (fear or persecution, [ 1 ] food shortages, medical care difficulties, financial shortages, fear of arrest ...

  4. Timeline of the Gulf War (1990–1991) - Wikipedia

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    The timeline of the Gulf War details the dates of the major events of the 1990–1991 war. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 and ended with the Liberation of Kuwait by Coalition forces. Iraq subsequently agreed to the United Nations' demands on 28 February 1991.

  5. Iraqi invasion of Kuwait - Wikipedia

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    In anticipation of a war with Iraq, the UNSC authorized the assembly of an American-led military coalition. After Iraq failed to meet the UNSC's deadline, the coalition pursued the directive to forcefully expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait by initiating the Gulf War aerial bombardment campaign on 17 January 1991.

  6. Liberation of Kuwait campaign - Wikipedia

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    M1 Abrams move out during the Gulf War On 27 February, Saddam Hussein issued a retreat order to his troops in Kuwait; however, one unit of Iraqi troops appeared to have not gotten the retreat order. When the U.S. Marines arrived at Kuwait International Airport, they encountered fierce resistance, and it took them several hours to gain control ...

  7. Geneva Peace Conference (1991) - Wikipedia

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    The meeting set the stage for what would eventually be known as the Gulf War or Operation Desert Storm. Arab countries persisted in their position that the United States should implement Resolution 678 and offer its economic, political, and military support in executing all the resolutions regarding the occupation of Kuwait.

  8. Doctor finds parallels between East Palestine symptoms, Gulf ...

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    The results are preliminary but striking. ... Gulf War veterans, for example, are eligible for disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

  9. Battle of Khafji - Wikipedia

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    On 2 August 1990, the Iraqi Army invaded and occupied the neighboring state of Kuwait. [5] The invasion, which followed the inconclusive Iran–Iraq War and three decades of political conflict with Kuwait, offered Saddam Hussein the opportunity to distract political dissent at home and add Kuwait's oil resources to Iraq's own, a boon in a time of declining petroleum prices.