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UN Security Council Resolution 661, Iraq / Kuwait

Published August 6, 1990

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UN Security Council Resolution 661, Iraq / Kuwait

The resolution is an update of Security Council resolution 660 and ultimately gives authorization for invasion. The resolution also put economic sanctions on Iraq such as preventing imports and exports in an effort to end Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.

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