Gulf War and Commonwealth of Independent States
First Gulf War (1991):-
- When the combined army of 34 countries invaded Iraq to liberate Kuwait and defeated it in the war. This war is known as the First Gulf War .
Cause of the First Gulf War:-
The cause of the First Gulf War was when Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait in August 1990.
After that every attempt to convince Iraq failed.
Then the United Nations allowed the use of force to liberate Kuwait.
This was a dramatic decision for the United Nations, which was silent on most matters during the Cold War, which is why US President George Bush called it the 'New World Order '.
Description:-
The combined army of 34 countries opened a front against Iraq and defeated it in the war. This is called the First Gulf War .
This campaign is also called Operation Desert Storm , which was an American military operation to some extent because 75% of the soldiers in it were from America.
American General Norman Schwarzkov was at the head of this campaign.
Iraq's President Saddam Hussein called it a war of a hundred wars.
Result of the first gulf war:-
Kuwait was liberated.
From this war it became clear that America's military power is more than other countries.
America used smart bombs in this war, due to which it was also called computer war .
This war has received a lot of coverage on television, for this reason it is also called video game war .
America got economic benefits from the war because it got more money from countries like Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia than what it spent on this war.
Second gulf war:-
On 19 March 2003, the US launched a military attack on Iraq codenamed Operation Iraqi Freedom .
More than 40 countries participated in the American-led Coalition Ow Willings (Aspirant's Mahajot).
The United Nations did not allow the US to attack.
It was said that Iraq was attacked to prevent the production of weapons of mass destruction, but there was no evidence of the presence of these weapons in Iraq.
Objective:-
The first objective of the Second Gulf War was to capture Iraq's oil reserves.
Its second objective is to establish the desired government of America in Iraq.
Result:-
The end of Saddam Hussein.
An estimated 50,000 civilians were killed after the attack.
The reasons for the American failure in this attack:-
Rebellion against America erupted in Iraq.
3000 American soldiers died in the war.
This attack proved unsuccessful on the military and political level.
Common wealth of independent states:-
The countries under the Commonwealth of Nations came into existence as a result of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and this organization brings all those countries on a single platform.
Established – 8 December 1991.
Founding countries – Russia, Belarus, Ukraine.
Headquarters – Belarus.
Objective of the Commonwealth of Independent States:-
The festival reaches out to the countries that have become independent from the Soviet Union,
Promote national security there.
Promote policies related to disarmament.
To work for establishing economic unity among its member countries.
Coming together to solve the problems of economic backwardness and poverty prevailing in these countries.
