August 2: Hussein gives the order to invade Kuwait
August 3: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) calls for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait
August 8:Â Kuwait fully Annexed: Operation Desert Shield begins
January 17: Operation Desert Storm begins
February 24: Operation Desert Sabre begins
February 27: Ground forces invade Iraq: Iraqi Republican Guard defeated
February 28: George W. Bush declares ceasefire, marking the end of the Gulf War