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30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

Trista December 25, 2018 13 min
Saddam Hussein - Invasion of Kuwait

Kuwait circa 1990 after the invasion. fhaiddotcom.

16. Saddam Hussein Invaded Kuwait in 1990

In 1988, an internationally brokered ceasefire brought about an end to the Iran-Iraq War. Neither side was declared victorious, and Saddam had gained neither territory nor oil rights. In 1990, he attempted to gain control of Kuwait’s oil fields in an invasion that sparked the Persian Gulf War.

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