Saddam Hussein annexed the state of Kuwait in 1991, announcing it as the 19th province of Iraq. He was officially ousted from leadership on April 9, 2003, when Baghdad fell to U.S. forces.
Saddam Hussein.
operation freedom
Desert Storm-Eject Iraq from the nation of Kuwait Iraqi Freedom-Remove Saddam from power
Operation desert storm was mainly for the UN forces consisting of a variety of internation forces to push enemy forces out of Kuwait
Saddam Hussein's forces invaded and annexed the sovereign country of Kuwait
Saddam Hussein.
Operation Desert Storm
Nazi Germany under Hitler annexed Austria. Iraq under Saddam Hussein annexed Kuwait.
operation freedom
Desert Storm-Eject Iraq from the nation of Kuwait Iraqi Freedom-Remove Saddam from power
Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Since the First Gulf War. On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier.
Operation desert storm was mainly for the UN forces consisting of a variety of internation forces to push enemy forces out of Kuwait
Saddam Hussein's forces invaded and annexed the sovereign country of Kuwait
Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein's forces invaded and annexed the sovereign country of Kuwait
Iraq was successfully ejected from Kuwait.
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.