![]() ![]() Bush deployed forces into Saudi Arabia, and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene. UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher and US president George H. On 2 August 1990, the Iraqi Army invaded and occupied Kuwait, which was met with international condemnation and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. ![]() The Gulf War was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait arising from oil pricing and production disputes. 956,600, including 700,000 US troops Ģ92 killed (147 killed by enemy action, 145 non-hostile deaths)ģ1 tanks destroyed/disabled Ĩ50+ other armored vehicles destroyed/capturedħ5 killed in Israel and Saudi Arabia, 309 injured
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