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Iraq/Kuwait

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

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Kuwait became the focus of worldwide attention when Iraqi troops entered the country on 2 August 1990. The ICRC responded the same day by stating the applicability of the Geneva Conventions and by reminding both countries of their obligations in armed conflict as States party to the Geneva Conventions. In accordance with the mandate entrusted to it by the international community, the ICRC requested authorization to take action to protect and assist all those in need.

Type
Field Operations
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 30 , supplement S1: Supplementary Reference Report , December 1990 , pp. 78 - 79
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1990

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