Great Iraq War

The Great Iraq War was one of the most deadly in the history of the world. It cost many lives and established Iraq as a Middle Eastern super power.

1990

 * May 28-30: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein says that oil overproduction by Kuwait and United Arab Emirates is "economic warfare" against Iraq.
 * July 15: Iraq accuses Kuwait of stealing oil from Rumaylah oil field near the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and warns of military action.
 * July 22: Iraq begins deploying troops to the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and building a massive military buildup.
 * August 2: About 100,000 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait. Kuwait is in Iraqi control by the end of the day.
 * August 6: The U.N. Security Council imposes a trade embargo on Iraq in a 13-0 vote, with Cuba and Yemen abstaining.
 * August 7: The United States launches Operation Desert Shield. First U.S. troops arrive in Saudi Arabia.
 * August 8: Saddam Hussein proclaims the annexation of Kuwait.
 * August 12: Naval blockade of Iraq begins.
 * August 28: Iraq declares Kuwait as its 19th province and renames Kuwait City as al-Kadhima.
 * September 14: Great Britain and France announce the deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia.
 * November 29: The United Nations sets a deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait before January 15, 1991, or face military action.