They set fire to about 700 oil wells when leaving Kuwait
Driving the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.
Kuwait was overrun by the Iraqi Army in August 1990. This is commonly known as the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.
The US-led Coalition forcibly ejected the Iraqi Army from Kuwait and the Iraqis surrendered.
During the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 259 Iraqi soldiers were killed and 361 were wounded. Also, and estimated 39 Iraqi aircraft were shot down, and 120 tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed. In addition, 4 Iraqi ships were sunk. Overall, Iraqi losses were light.
Iraqis came in and destroyed personel belongings of most Kuwaitis. The expats were rarely touched.
Destroyed the oil wells.
because they were out numbered
Saddam Hussein
THE PERSIAN GULF WAR OF 1990-1991 began after Saddam Hussein led an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Operation Desert Storm in 1991 was to remove Iraq from Kuwait (accomplished) Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 was to remove Hussain from Iraqi power (accomplished)
Saddam Hussein