Middle East Important Dates
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Ð'* 1990
o Palestine
 October 12 Ð'- Resolution 672 Passes
o Iran
 February 9 Ð'- Rushdie Death Edict Renewed
 August 15 Ð'- Iran-Iraq War Begins
 September 10 Ð'- Iran, Iraq agree to restore ties
o Iraq
 March 28 Ð'- A -Bomb Smuggling ring discovered
 April 2 Ð'- Iraq threatens use of chemical weapons
o Israel
 February 12 Ð'- Sharon resigns from cabinet
 June 8 Ð'- Shamir forms a government
o Lebanon
 April 22/30 Ð'- Pohill and Reed released from Lebanese kidnappers
o Persian Gulf States
 July 25-27 Ð'- OPEC raises target price
 September 17 Ð'- Saudi Arabia and USSR restore ties
 July 23 Ð'- Start of the Persian Gulf War
 August 8 Ð'- Iraq annexes Kuwait
o Yemen
 Yemen Unites!
Ð'* 1991
o Iran
 November 26 Ð'- US compensates Iran
o Iraq
 July 8 Ð'- Iraq discloses atomic research
o Lebanon
 August 8 Ð'- 2 hostages released
 December 4 Ð'- Last US hostages released
o Persian Gulf States
 June 2 - Kuwaiti Elections announced
o Persian Gulf War
 January 15 Ð'- Bush authorizes attacks
 January 17 Ð'- Coalition forces attack
 February 22 Ð'- Coalition launches ground attack
 February 26 Ð'- Saddam announces withdrawal
 April 3 Ð'- Iraq resolution passed
Ð'* 1992
o Iraq
 March 11 Ð'- Iraq does not comply with missile restrictions
o Israel
 July 13 Ð'- Rabin forms government
 August 11 Ð'- Israel receives loan guarantee
o Libya
 April 15 Ð'- Sanctions from the UN placed on Libya
o Perisan Gulf States
 September 11 Ð'- Bush allows $9 billion sale of 72 F-15 planes to Saudi Arabia
Ð'* 1993
o Arab/Israeli Conflict
 August 30 Ð'- Oslo peace negotiations breakthrough
o Iraq
 January 13 Ð'- Jets bomb Iraq
 June 26 Ð'- US bombs Iraq
o Israel
 Israel attacks Hizballah
Ð'* 1994
o Arab/Israeli Conflict
 October 14 Ð'- Arafat, Rabin & Peres awarded Noble Prize
o Iraq
 April 14 Ð'- US downs UN helicopters Ð'- 26 dead
Ð'* 1995
o Arab/Israeli Conflict
 September 28 Ð'- Oslo II signed
o Iran
 May 8 Ð'- US trade ban on Iran
o Iraq
 April 14 Ð'- UN approves oil sales
 July 11 Ð'- Iraqi sanctions retained
o Lebanon
 March 14 Ð'- Nationwide Strikes
 May
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