<span>As a result
of crippling air bombardment and the beginning of an all-out ground assault on
Iraqi troops Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, (who was the fifth president of
Iraq, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and later sentenced to death
by hanging) announced the withdraw of his troops from Kuwait in the first Gulf
War.</span>
The answer is B. Most slaves were captured from other countries.
Under Cyrus the Great, the Persians allowed the peoples they conquered to continue their lives and cultures. They could keep their customs and religion as long as they paid their taxes and obeyed the Persian rulers. This was different from how earlier conquerors such as the Assyrians had ruled.