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In United Nations Security Council resolution 661, adopted on 6 August 1990, reaffirming Resolution 660 (1990) and noting Iraq's refusal to comply with it and Kuwait's right of self-defence, the Council took steps to implement international sanctions on Iraq under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
661: 6 August 1990 13–0–2 (abstentions: Cuba, Yemen) Sanctions Iraq over its invasion of Kuwait: 662: 9 August 1990 15–0–0 Condemns annexation of Kuwait to Iraq 663: 14 August 1990 15–0–0 Admission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations 664: 18 August 1990 15–0–0 Demanding Iraq leave Kuwait 665: 25 August ...
The UNSC imposed stringent economic sanctions on Iraq by adopting and enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolution 661 in August 1990. [5] Resolution 661 banned all trade and financial resources with both Iraq and occupied Kuwait except for medicine and "in humanitarian circumstances" foodstuffs, the import of which was tightly ...
The UN Security Council passes Resolution 660, condemning Iraq's invasion and demanding a immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi troops. 6 August 1990 The UN Security Council passes Resolution 661, placing economic sanctions on Iraq. 8 August 1990 Iraq appoints puppet regime in Kuwait which declares a merger with Iraq. 29 November 1990
On 26 July 1990, only a few days before the Iraqi invasion, OPEC officials said that Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates had agreed to a proposal to limit their oil output to 1.5 million barrels (240,000 m 3) per day, "down from the nearly 2 million barrels a day they had each been pumping", thus potentially settling differences over oil policy ...
Pages in category "1990 United Nations Security Council resolutions" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
United Nations Security Council resolution 665, adopted on 25 August 1990, after demanding the full and immediate implementation of resolutions 660, 661, 662 and 664, the council authorised a naval blockade to enforce the embargo against Iraq, in the aftermath of its invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990.
The Battle of Failaka broke out between the Kuwaiti garrison of Failaka Island and attacking Iraqi forces during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, on 2 August 1990. [citation needed] The Kuwaiti garrison consisted of an infantry company and a company of border guards, in addition to air defense company armed with Hawk SAMs. Iraqi forces consisted ...