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Who gained the most from the Persian gulf war?
Kuwait was invaded by Iraq, and now remains an independent country.
What is the most recent famine?
The potato famine is the most commonly known and most likely the most recent of Irish history.
When did the Iraq War of 2003-2011 start?
General AnswerThe Iraq War of 2003-2011 officially commenced on March 20, 2003, when the US-led coalition landed troops in Iraq.This is the most recent conflict between Iraq and foreign states. It has a myriad of different names by which it is commonly known. Such names include, the Second Persian Gulf War (in some places in the West), the Third Persian Gulf War (in some places in the Middle East), the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Operation Telic (official British military designation), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (US Military designation).Other Recent "Iraq Wars"However, it is worth noting that there have been a number of wars involving Iraq in recent history in addition to the Iraq War of 2003-2011.The Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988 (also commonly known as the Gulf War or Persian Gulf War until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1991) commenced on the 22nd of September, 1980 when Iraq invaded Iran.The Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991, which is also known as the Gulf War, the 2nd Gulf War, Desert Shield / Storm, and Operation Granby (The official British military designation) commenced on the 2nd of August, 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait.The Iraqi Insurgency of 2011-Present has been a number of wars between the Iraqi government with the support of the Kurdish Peshmerga against Sunni Arab and/or Shiite Arab militias. With the recent (2014) successes of ISIL, a Sunni militia in western Iraq, the war will like continue for many more years.The Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom) began on March 19, 2003. The invasion was complete was May 1 when President called the mission complete. The war actually continued for at least 8 more years.Iraq war was start on 18 March 2003.
What was the objective of Desert Storm?
As the name implies, the Persian Gulf War was fought for control of the Persian Gulf. Most of the modern world runs on oil, and most of the world's oil comes comes out of the Persian Gulf on supertankers. Ergo, the Persian Gulf is a very important body of water which Iraq threatened to take control of in 1990, as Iraq had already done with the neighboring country of Kuwait. The main idea of the Persian Gulf War was to prevent Iraq from gaining a choke hold on the world's oil supply.
Why have the governments of Iran and Iraq historically had disputes over rights to the Shatt al-Arab?
It is one of the mains routes of access to the Persian Gulf from both Iraq and Iran. Without control or assurances of usage of the Shatt al-Arab, each side's monetary benefits are in jeopardy because the Persian Gulf is the route through which petroleum is most easily transported.
What is the most famous gulf?
The most famous gulf is the persian gulf
Around what body of water are most of the working oil fields concentrated in the middle east?
The persian gulf
What is the country northwest of the Persian gulf?
Iraq touches the Persian Gulf at its most northwesterly.
How did the Persian gulf affect the US?
The Persian Gulf supplies most of the US's oil needs.
Why is the persian gulf area influenced by democratic rule?
Most of the Persian Gulf area is NOT democratically ruled.
What is the Islamic State on the Persian Gulf?
That would be Iran, although most Persian Gulf countries are Islamic to a degree
What is George H. W. Bush most well known for?
Probably being the commander-in-chief during the Persian Gulf War.
Gulf whose shores are the location of most of the regions oil fields?
The Persian Gulf is the body of water where most of the Middle East's oil fields are located. Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran border the Persian Gulf and rely heavily on oil production for their economies.
Why did the US feel justified in entering the Persian gulf war?
All of the Persian Gulf wars concerned oil. The US utilizes many automobiles. The US has been involved in all or most of the Persian Gulf wars in the 20th and 21st centuries; specifically which Persian Gulf War concerns your question?
What country to the southeast of Iraq is on the Persian Gulf?
Iran is on the northwest edge of the Persian Gulf.
What has the most oil in the Persian Gulf?
Saudi Arabia has the most oil at present.
What do most of the countries that border the Persian gulf have in common?
They produce oil.
