What is Iraqi invasion of Kuwait?
{{Infobox Military Conflict | conflict = Invasion of Kuwait | partof = [[Gulf War]] | image = File:Tankskuwait.jpg | caption = Iraqi Tanks in Kuwait | date = August 2, 1990 - August 4 | place = [[Kuwait]] | territory = Iraq occupies Kuwait, Border abolished *Kuwait admitted as the 19th Province of Iraq | result = Iraqi victory, *Puppet government installed *Beginning of the Gulf War | combatant1 = {{Flagicon|Iraq|1963}} [[Iraq]] | combatant2 = {{Flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait]] | commander1 = {{Flagicon|Iraq|1963}} [[Saddam Hussein]]<br/>{{Flagicon|Iraq|1963}} [[Ali Hassan al-Majid]] | commander2 = {{Flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Jaber III]] | strength1 = 88,000 Forces | strength2 = 16,000 Forces | casualties1 = 37+ Aircraft lost Other losses | casualties2 = 20 Aircraft lost *200 KIA *600 POWs }} The Iraqi '''invasion of Kuwait''' was a military [[campaign]] to [[Military occupation|occupy]] [[Kuwait]] in the [[Persian Gulf]]. Started by [[Saddam Hussein]] in 1990 who accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi [[oil]] through [[slant drilling]]. In August 2, 1990 Iraq launched 88,000 [[Army|troops]] backed up by 750 [[tank]]s into Kuwait. Two days after the invasion Kuwait was fully occupied and surrendered. Saddam Hussein made a temporary [[annexation]] of Kuwait as the 19th [[province]] of Iraq. It was not recognized by the [[United Nations]] or other countries. == Oil production == After the occupation, Iraq took over many of the Kuwaiti oil fields and started taking the oil to keep for Iraq. [[Factory|Factories]], [[Commerce|businesses]] and [[industry|industries]] were also taken over by Iraqis as well. == Operation Desert Storm == {{See also|Operation Desert Storm}} After seven months of occupation, the United Nations launched a [[United States of America|US]] led [[coalition]] to enter Kuwait to free it from Iraq. {{Iraq War}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:History of the Middle East]] [[Category:1990s in Kuwait]] [[Category:Wars involving Iraq]] [[Category:1990 in Asia]]