The Gulf War For almost all of the 18th century, Iraq was apart of the Ottoman Empire along with Kuwait, but Britain was called for protection in return for autonomy in local affairs. In 1961 Britain granted Kuwait independence, and Iraq soon announced that Kuwait was rightfully Iraq's. There has been tension ever since Kuwait broke away from Iraq, but they started to improve during the 1980's because Kuwait backed Iraqi diplomacy and loaned them money. …showed first 75 words of 1084 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1084 total…have been exposed to chemical or biological weapons, but that was never proven. Iraq continued to challenge the UN's policies and declared that Iraq would no longer comply with the inspection terms, called for an end to the sanctions, and threatened to fire on patrolling aircrafts flying in the no-fly zones. In early 1999, U.S. planes struck Iraqi launch sites and other military instillations. The feud still goes on even today, almost a decade later.