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| Battle of Qaruh Hussein, Saddam |  |
| 24th Jan Qaruh The Allies liberate the 1st part of Kuwait after a 5 hour battle at Qaruh |
| Bombing of Baghdad Hussein, Saddam | |
| 16th Jan Baghdad The USA leads the allied bombing of Baghdad |
| Bombing of Dhahran Hussein, Saddam | |
| 18th Jan Dhahran Iraq launches Scud missiles against Riyadh & Dhahran |
| Bombing of Israel Hussein, Saddam | |
| 18th Jan Iraq launches Scud missiles against Israel |
| Bombing of Riyadh Hussein, Saddam | |
| 18th Jan Riyadh Iraq launches Scud missiles against Riyadh & Dhahran |
| Burning Oil Wells Hussein, Saddam | |
| 22nd Feb Iraqi troops set fire to Kuwait oil wells |
| Capture of Khafi Hussein, Saddam | |
| 29th Jan Khafi Mounts an offensive across the Saudi frontier & captures Khafi, recovered 2 days later |
| Ceasefire Hussein, Saddam | |
| 28th Feb Ceasefire in Iraq & Kuwait as Iraq accepts UN resolutions |
| Declaration of War Hussein, Saddam | |
| 16th Jan The UN deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires at 5 pm GMT |
| Desert Storm Hussein, Saddam | |
| 17th Jan 1st day of the USAled coaltion's attack against Iraq |
| 27th Jan The USAincorrectly believes Republican Guard formations in Kuwait have been wiped out |
| 22nd Feb Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait if the coalition suspends operations & sanctions |
| 24th Feb 1st day of USAled coalition ground operations in Kuwait |
| 24th Feb Iraq attempts to use Russia as an intermediary to negotiate it's way out of Kuwait |
| 26th Feb Saddam issues a general retreat out of Kuwait |
| 28th Feb Bush calls a halt to the ground offensive |
| Desert Storm Bush, George Herbert Walker |  |
| 22nd Feb Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait if the coalition suspends operations & sanctions |
| 24th Feb Washington Iraq attempts to use Russia as an intermediary to negotiate it's way out of Kuwait |
| Diplomacy Hussein, Saddam | |
| 22nd Feb Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait if the coalition suspends military ops & sanctions |
| 6th Dec Iraq releases hostages it took after the UN demand for the evacuation of Kuwait |
| Diplomacy Bush, George Herbert Walker | |
| 22nd Feb Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait if the coalition suspends operations & sanctions |
| Havens Kurds Hussein, Saddam | |
| 17th April USAforces move into northern Iraq to set up safe havens for Kurdish refugees |
| Invasion of Iran Hussein, Saddam | |
| 24th Feb The Allied land offensive begins against Iraq |
| 17th April USAforces move into northern Iraq to set up safe havens for Kurdish refugees |
| Invasion of Kuwait Hussein, Saddam | |
| 15th Jan Fails to meet the UN deadline for withdrawal from Kuwait |
| 22nd Feb Iraqi troops set fire to Kuwait oil wells |
| 22nd Feb Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait if the coalition suspends military ops & sanctions |
| 2nd Aug After Iraqi-Kuwait talks break down in late July in Jeddah, Kuwait is overrun |
| Invasion of Saudi Arabia Hussein, Saddam | |
| 29th Jan Iraq invades SaudiArabia |
| Liberation Kuwait City Hussein, Saddam | |
| 27th Feb Kuwait City Liberated by the Allies |
| Liberation Kuwait Hussein, Saddam | |
| 24th Feb A ground offensive of more than 500,000 Allies is launched to liberate Kuwait |
| Massacre Kurds Hussein, Saddam | |
| 60,000 are killed during the Shia & Kurdish uprisings |
| Massacre Shi'ites Hussein, Saddam | |
| 60,000 are killed during the Shia & Kurdish uprisings |
| Rebellion Hussein, Saddam | |
| 60,000 are killed during the Shia & Kurdish uprisings |
| 1st Mar Basra A revolt against the Government begins in Basra & spreads to other Shi'ite cities |
| Siege of Kuwaiti Oil Wells Hussein, Saddam | |
| 22nd Feb Kuwait Hundreds of oil wells are set alight by Iraq as it faces defeat, extinguished Nov 3 |
| 3rd Nov Kuwait Hundreds of oil wells are set alight by Iraq as it faces defeat, extinguished Nov 3 |
| United Nations Hussein, Saddam | |
| 15th Jan Fails to meet the UN deadline for withdrawal from Kuwait |