What were the events that led to Operation Desert Storm and what were the campaigns lasting effects

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Explanation:

1. What were the events that led to Operation Desert Storm

In early August 1990, the president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, gave order to the Iraqi army to invade and occupy Kuwait which is a neighboring country to Iraq.

This created a fear in the Arab countries and made Arab countries like Saudi Arabia and Egypt to the US and countries to intervene.

The United Nations Security Council asked Saddam Hussein to from Kuwait by the middle of January 1991 but Hussein refused to comply.

This led to the beginning of the Persian Gulf War led by the US air air offensive which was code-named as Operation Desert Storm.

On February 28, 1991, 42 days after to be precise, the U. S. President George H. W. Bush declared a cease-fire after most Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or fled due to the heat of relentless attacks by the allied coalition.

2. What were the campaigns lasting effects

The campaigns of Operation Desert Storm was initially seen as a great success for the international coalition. However, it brought about a simmering conflict in the region. This eventually resulted into the second Gulf War that started in 2003. The war was known as the Iraq War.

The second Iraq War led to the dethronement of Saddam Hussein as the president of Iraqi. He was later arrested, sentenced to death by hanging and died through hanging on 30 December 2006.