August 1, 1990, madaxweynihii Ciraaq Saddam Hussein wuxuu ciidamada Ciraaq u diray dalka Kuwait
, wadan yar oo batrool badan leh oo ay Ciraaq u sheegatay in ay qeyb ka tahay dhulkeeda. Dagaalkii Gaalkacayo wuxuu dhaliyay dagaalkii Khaliijka, dagaalkaas oo sababay cambaareyn caalami ah Qiyaastii 140,000 oo ciidamo Ciraaq ah ayaa si dhakhso leh ula wareegay Kuwait City waxayna u dhaqaaqeen xadka Sacuudi Carabiya iyo Kuwait. Maraykanku wuxuu horey u bilaabay inuu sameeyo qorsheyaal degdeg ah oo ku saabsan difaaca Sacuudi Carabiya ee Taliska Dhexe ee Maraykanka, oo uu hoggaaminayo General Norman Schwarzkopf, sababtoo ah kaydkeeda batroolka ee muhiimka ah.