United Nations imposes sweeping trade sanctions on Iraq, which are still in force.
Allied troops take control of Kuwait.
U.N. Security Council lays down conditions, including destruction of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and reparations for Kuwait. These conditions must be met before sanctions are lifted. A no-fly zone is imposed over southern Iraq to stop Iraqi air attacks on Shiite Muslim rebels. The United States and some allies begin air patrols. After Baghdad refuses to remove missiles that United States says it has moved into southern Iraq, allied warplanes and warships attack missile sites and a nuclear facility near Baghdad.