The United Nations also took up the issue. Indeed, on 7 August Saudi Arabia asked the US to station American troops on its territory to protect the Kingdom. The United States immediately began to put together a coalition to protect Saudi Arabia and its oil fields, and to persuade Iraq to leave Kuwait. Mission/Operation Notes: Asserting that Kuwait was properly an integral part of Iraq – its 19th province – the Government of Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of the oil-rich state on 2 August 1990. United Nations Security Council Resolution 678,
United Nations Security Council Resolution 665,
United Nations Security Council Resolution 661, United Nations Security Council Resolution 660, Mission Mandate: To enforce the UN Security resolutions on Iraq and remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Mission Date: 1 August 1990 - 6 April 1991
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