Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Also known as Project 17
1990 major conflict between the Ba'athist Iraq and the state of Kuwait
Key facts
- Date
- Date 2–4 August 1990, (2 days)
- Location
- Kuwait
- Result
- Iraqi victory
- Territorial changes
- Iraq establishes the Republic of Kuwait on 2 August and annexes it on 28 August Northern Kuwait becomes the Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District within Iraq's Basra Governorate Southern Kuwait becomes Iraq's Kuwait Governorate
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- An abandoned Iraqi Type 69 tank on the road into Kuwait City during the Gulf War.JPEG
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- start time
- 2009-08-02
- end time
- 1990-08-04
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Belligerents
Iraq Kuwait Commanders and leaders