The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991.
This differs across regions, m<span>any across the predominantly Muslim countries surveyed want Islam to have a major influence in politics; Islamic Fundamentalists say that Islam should dictate government policy, legal policy being derived straight from the Quran; others believe state and religious doctrine should remain more separated. </span>
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