Kuwait. Upon his retreat, Saddam Hussein set the oil wells on fire... they burned for years.
Iraq did not invade Turkey. Iraq invaded Kuwait which caused the Gulf War.
iraq.
Saddam Hussein's forces invaded and annexed the sovereign country of Kuwait
IRAN did not invade Kuwait, Saddam Hussein in Iraq did.
In the Gulf Wars of 1980-1988 (the Iran-Iraq War) and the Persian Gulf of 1990-1991 (the Persian Gulf War), Iraq was the aggressor. In the Gulf War of 2003-2011 (the Iraq War), the United States was arguably the aggressor.
Iraq did not invade Turkey. Iraq invaded Kuwait which caused the Gulf War.
iraq.
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein's forces invaded and annexed the sovereign country of Kuwait
IRAN did not invade Kuwait, Saddam Hussein in Iraq did.
It is known as :The Iraq War,The Second Gulf WarOccupation of IraqWar in Iraq,In Iraq is is known as the 2nd American Gulf War.
In the Gulf Wars of 1980-1988 (the Iran-Iraq War) and the Persian Gulf of 1990-1991 (the Persian Gulf War), Iraq was the aggressor. In the Gulf War of 2003-2011 (the Iraq War), the United States was arguably the aggressor.
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988.
The first war with Iraq started in 1990. This war, also known as Operation Desert Storm, the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, or the First Iraq War, started when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Iraq was generally considered the victor of the 1980-1989 Gulf War between Iran and Iraq.
In early August 1990 Iraq invaded and annexed its small neighbor Kuwait at the order of president Saddam Hussein. This invasion of Kuwait ultimately triggered the Gulf War.
The Gulf War was fought against Iraq to liberate Kuwait from Iraq's occupation.