Background on the conflict in Iraq
This section gives background information to better understand what's going on in Iraq. This page will eventually have background information on the country of Iraq itself as well as its neighbors. It will include the geopolitics of the Middle East region and the different issues at stake. There will be sections on the armies, weapons, the Iraqi attack of Kuwait, the US army and other things
Iraq-- background
Information on the country of Iraq in general
Saddam Hussein
IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS
There are several countries bordering Iraq
and who might experience various side effects from the war.
KUWAIT SAUDI ARABIA
Kuwait is Iraq's southern neighbor and was invaded by that country in 1990-1991. Iraq claims that Kuwait should be an integral part of Iraq.
SYRIA
Gulf War
Chronology of the 1990-1991 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
IRAN
TURKEY
JORDAN
OTHER COUNTRIES
Countries in the region not bordering on Iraq that could experience sideeffects from the conflict.
EGYPT
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
YEMEN
LIBYA
AFGHANISTAN
ISRAEL
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