Why did UN coalition troops battle Iraqi forces in 1991?

In 1990, Iraq invaded and occupied neighboring Kuwait. The United Nations authorized a coalition led by the United States to drive Iraqi forces out, and fighting began in 1991. Kuwait was an important oil producer, but the immediate reason for the coalition’s military action was Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, not an effort to remove Saddam Hussein or stop drug trading.

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