It started January 17th 1991 , then shortly ended February 28th 1991.
UN forces stopped at the Iraq-Kuwait border.
The war started when Iraq invaded Kuwait (kew-ate) for Kuwait's oil. Iraq thought that Kuwait was illegally tapping into Iraq oil fields. That's when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
Kuwait and Iraq, USA
The gulf not golf war was the war that occurred in Kuwait (a small country below Iraq) between Iraq forces and American forces. Saddam Hussein at the time invaded Kuwait for it's oil supplies, and America came in fought against him. In the end America and Kuwait forces managed to win and Iraq retreated.
Iraq invaded Kuwait. This was the first Gulf War with Saddam Hussein.
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was not justified; it was a violation of Kuwait's national sovereignty. Kuwait's request for liberation and the ensuing war to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait was justified, also on the grounds of Kuwait's national sovereignty.
Stopped Iraq's expansion Liberated Kuwait Removed Iraq from Kuwait
Kuwait and southern Iraq.
Iraq, in response to its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
The First Gulf war
Iraq is to the west of Kuwait. Iraq is north of Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein's forces invaded and annexed the sovereign country of Kuwait