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How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is still shaping regional dynamics 35 years later

  • Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, prompting a US-led coalition to intervene and liberate the country seven months later
  • The First Gulf War left deep scars in Kuwait, including environmental damage and a national trauma that still resonates today
By Jonathan Gornall ·
In this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport in London. (AP)

UK government, British Airways sued over 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis

By AFP ·
20 years after US-led invasion toppled Saddam, Iraq far from ‘liberal democracy’

20 years after US-led invasion toppled Saddam, Iraq far from ‘liberal democracy’

By AFP ·
Lebanon extradites to Iraq ‘Saddam grandnephew’ accused of Daesh link

Lebanon extradites to Iraq ‘Saddam grandnephew’ accused of Daesh link

By AFP ·
Iraq struggles to make use of Saddam Hussein’s crumbling palaces

Iraq struggles to make use of Saddam Hussein’s crumbling palaces

By AFP ·
UK apology over Gulf War ‘human shields’ flight

UK apology over Gulf War ‘human shields’ flight

By AFP ·
The Basrah Breeze, pictured in 2008, when it was moored in Nice in southern France (AFP/File Photo)

Basra locals float plan to display Saddam Hussein’s luxury yacht

By Arab News ·
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher compared Saddam Hussein to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler when Iraq invaded Kuwait. (Reuters/File Photos)

Saddam Hussein ‘acted like Hitler’ during Kuwait invasion, former UK PM Thatcher said

By Arab News ·
Saddam Hussein’s daughter refuses to rule out role in Iraqi politics video

Saddam Hussein’s daughter refuses to rule out role in Iraqi politics

By Arab News ·
Return of Saddam-era archive to Iraq opens debate, old wounds

Return of Saddam-era archive to Iraq opens debate, old wounds

By AFP ·
Special Qais Al-Khazali: A militant in politician’s disguise graphic

Qais Al-Khazali: A militant in politician’s disguise

By Arab News ·
Iraqi police arrest man selling Saddam Hussein watches in Baghdad

Iraqi police arrest man selling Saddam Hussein watches in Baghdad

By Arab News ·
Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam Hussein

Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam Hussein

By Reuters ·

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