![]() ![]() Joint Forces Command East - Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Poland, Czechoslovakia.Army Central Command - Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States.The nations organised their forces into 4 Command Centres. A coalition of nations was soon formed, featuring forces from several countries. The United States, with the backing of the United Nations Security Council, sent US Forces to Saudi Arabia to protect the country from any Iraqi provocation. International response was against Iraq, with condemnations being raised and economic sanctions were raised against the nation. Some of the Kuwait Armed Forces found sanctuary in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Hussein's Iraqi Republican Guard overran the Kuwaiti positions within 2 days. In August of 1990, Saddam Hussein - the President of Iraq - launched an operation against the small neighbouring nation of Kuwait. ![]()
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