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Gulf War - Operation Desert Shield

Time: Tuesday Aug 7, 1990

Place: Saudi Arabia

Details: Out of fear the Iraqi Army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, US President George H. W. Bush quickly announced that the US would launch a "wholly defensive" mission to prevent Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia, under the codename Operation Desert Shield. The operation began on 7 August 1990, when US troops were sent to Saudi Arabia, due also to the request of its monarch, King Fahd, who had earlier called for US military assistance.

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7 August 1990

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Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-Invasion
Thursday Aug 2, 1990 - Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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Thursday Aug 2, 1990 - Kuwait City, Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-The Arab League own resolution
Friday Aug 3, 1990 - Cairo, Egypt
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-Resolution 661
Monday Aug 6, 1990 - Iraq

1990

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Rwandan genocide
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1990 - Rwanda
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Jan, 1990 - Croatia
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Jan, 1990 - Serbia (Yugoslavia)
Rwandan genocide
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