10 agos 1990 año - Persian Gulf War

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Aug 1990 - Feb 1991

After Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait in August 1990, President Bush headed a coalition to set a deadline for Iraqi withdrawal. When Iraq failed to leave Kuwait, the US-led coalition began a series of air attacks on Iraq and Iraqi-controlled regions of Kuwait on January 17, 1991. A ground assault began on February 23, and Kuwait was liberated on February 28, with Iraq accepting the conditions of a UN resolution for a ceasefire.

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