How did the Persian Gulf War conclude?

In November 1990, The UNSC authorized states “to use all means necessary” to end Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait. The UN resolution gave Iraq until January 15, 1991, to do so – the Bush administration conducted a major diplomatic campaign to put together a global coalition and make such a resolution possible. January 1991 – Bush launched Operation Desert Storm and ordered coalition forces to attack Iraq and liberate Kuwait. Amid around-the-clock allied bombing of Iraqi military targets, Iraq made good its threat to attack Israel, and Iraqi troops also invaded Saudi Arabia and briefly took possession of a town before being forced to retreat. In February, Allied forces invaded Iraq and one hundred hours later, President Bush declared that Kuwait was liberated. In March, Bush announced that the war was over before a joint session of the US Congress. The tension in the region did not end, however, as Saddam Hussein turned his remaining forces against Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq and Shiite Muslims in the South.

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