Invasion of Kuwait Invasion of Kuwait The Invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 was a two-day operation conducted by Iraq against the neighboring state of Kuwait, which resulted in the seven-month-long Iraqi occupation of the country. This invasion and Iraq's subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait by a deadline mandated by the United Nations led to military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition of forces led by the United States. These events came to be known as the first Gulf War and resulted in the expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait and the Iraqis setting 600 Kuwaiti oil wells on fire during
History of the Jews in Kuwait Kuwait corroborates the above in his essay in "Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations", 2006, as summarized: The government of Kuwait had approved on building a new city called Madinat al-Hareer. A super mega-project that will host 1001 m high skyscraper. The super tall tower will include a Muslim Mosque, a Jewish Synagogue and a Christian church under a single roof. There are no Jewish citizens in Kuwait, though there are a dozen foreign Jews. History of the Jews in Kuwait The history of the Jews in Kuwait is connected to the history of the Jews in Iraq. The noted British businessman