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US in the ME KRM
Who founded al-Qaeda? | Osama Bin Laden |
Who were the founders of the Taliban? | Mohammed Omar, Hamid Gul, Abdul Ghani Baradar, Baitullah Mehsud |
Who was Saddam Hussein? | Was the 5th president of Iraq. He was removed from office because he was convicted of using chemical weapons on his citizens |
Who invaded Kuwait and why? | Iraq invaded Kuwait under rule of Saddam Hussein. He believed that the oil fields in Kuwait were Iraq's. Also he wanted his access back to the Persian Gulf. |
How long did it take to remove Iraq from Kuwait? | It took 6 weeks from January 1991- Febuary 1991 |
What did Iraq do before withdrawing from Kuwait? | Iraq set 1,000 oil fields on fire. |
Why did they set the oil fields on fire? | they set them on fire to decrease the tension on them |