US involvement in Southwest Asia Review

Unit 2 Matching Review Match each term with the best match Operation Desert Storm Code name given to the war in 1990-91 to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait Operation Iraqi Freedom Code name given to the conflict that began in 2003 to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom Code name given to the conflict that began in 2001 to find Al Qaeda leaders 9 attacks Spark that began the conflict in Afghanistan Saddam Hussein Dictator who was in power in Iraq till 2003 Intensify Increased Sect group of people More vocabulary practice Match each term with the vocabulary definition Osama bin Laden leader of Al Qaeda - planned terror attacks on United States Nationalism pride in your own country Kuwait small oil rich country on the Persian Gulf - invaded by Saddam Hussein in 1990 Kurds desire to have their own country in the northern part of Iraq and Turkey Taliban Group of Islamic militants who controlled Afghanistan Persian Gulf War Conflict to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait Refugees people who leave a country or area due to war or conflict Persian Gulf War Began after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait Iraq claimed that Kuwait was stealing oil from Iraq United Nations member nations responded to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait Ground war was very short (about 100 hours) Goal was to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait Saddam Hussein remained in power in Iraq War in Afghanistan Began after attacks on 9 US and coalition forces removed the Taliban from power Taliban had allowed al Qaeda to set up training camps in the country Conflict was difficult due to all the mountains US troops still involved in fighting currently (2019) Various groups still fight to try and control the country (including the Taliban ) Osama bin Laden (leader of al-Qaeda) was believed to be in the mountains War in Iraq (2003) US led troops to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq New government was established in Iraq Ongoing Instability due to continued conflict between Sunni and Shia US government was concerned that Saddam Hussein had developed WMD's Saddam Hussein was caught, put on trial, and executed US troops were formally withdrawn in 2011