Buuxi weedhan soo socota: 1981, Israel waxay ka fulisay Howlgal Opera ee Ba'athist Iraq, kaas oo ay Ciidamada Cirka ee Israel ay duqeeyeen oo ay ku guuleysteen inay burburiyaan fal-celin nukliyeer oo Ciraaq ah oo lagu dhisayay Xarunta Cilmi-baarista Nukliyeerka ee Tuwaitha ee u dhow Baghdad; fal-celinta ayaa weerartay oo qayb ahaan waxyeello u geysatay Iran intii lagu jiray Howlgalkeeda Scorch Sword, kaas oo la fuliyay sanad ka hor weerarkii Israa'iil ee dhexmaray Dagaalkii Iran-Ciraaq. Intii lagu jiray dagaalkii Khaliijka 1990-1991, Ciraaq waxay ka fulisay olole gantaal oo ka dhan ah Israa'iil gudaha
Kuweyt oo ay ciidamada Ciraaq qabsadeen, halkaas oo ay ku weerareen 42 gantaal oo Scud ah oo wax laga beddelay (oo loo yaqaan Al-Hussein) magaalooyinka Israa'iil iyadoo ujeedada istiraatiijiyadeed ay tahay in Israa'iil ay ku kiciso inay bilowdo weeraro aargoosi ah oo ay suuragal tahay inay khatar geliso isbahaysiga caalamiga ah ee ay Mareykanku ka soo horjeedaan Ciraaq, kaas oo taageero buuxda iyo taageero ballaaran ka helay dalal kale oo badankood Muslimiin ah; Israa'iil kama aysan jawaabin weerarrada gantaalaha Ciraaq cadaadiska Mareykanka awgiis, Ciraaqna waxay ku guuldareysatay inay taageero u hesho qabsashadeeda Kuweyt.