Overview:
Following the deterring effect of Operation Vantage and a coup in Iraq, Kuwait and Iraq signed a recognition draft in 1963, however the aggrement, never ratified, remained non-binding and was eventually ...
Defensive british military operation to protect kuwaiti independence
Overview:
Operation Vantage was a British military operation in 1961 to support the newly independent state of Kuwait against territorial claims by its neighbour, Iraq. The UK reacted to a call for protection from ...
1990 Iraqi military invasion of the State of Kuwait
Overview:
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait began on 2 August 1990 and marked the beginning of the Gulf War. After defeating the State of Kuwait on 4 August 1990, Iraq went on to militarily occupy the country for the ...