THE ROAD TO WAR: INTRANSIGENT SADDAM BITES THE BULLET
Massive multinational firepower forces Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait
Iraq’s invasion of its Arab neighbour Kuwait on August 2, 1990 was a political and military firestorm that set in motion
a chain of events whose impact is being felt to this day
Massive multinational firepower forces Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait
Terrorist attacks of September 11 can be traced directly to 1990 invasion
Many felt a sense of fear and uncertainty even after liberation
‘It was not uncommon to hear unmistakable sound
of Scuds flying above our home’
‘I wondered if the Iraqi captain would believe I had made it’
Kuwait citizens and residents share personal stories about Iraqi aggression
One Indian family talks of how they left Kuwait, 23 days after Iraqi invasion
Saddam’s adventurism triggered massive rifts among Arabs
The military adventurism of Saddam Hussein’s regime was strategic blunder of extreme proportions that cost
Iraq and the region dearly in terms of lives, wealth, security and stability
A handful of leaders changed the course of history with the invasion and then Gulf War in 1990.
Follow the advance of Saddam's army from that fateful night of August 1.