Since 1980 Iraq attacked the following countries: 1. It attacked Kuwait during the 1990's Gulf War for oil control. They invaded Kuwait led by Saddam Hussein. 2. Iraq also attacked Iran in 1980 the conflict lasted for 8 years, it is known as the Iran-Iraq War. Iraq wanted to replace Iran as the leader Persian Gulf and they were worried about the consecuences that the Iranian revolution of 1979 could have.
In 2003 the United States and other countries from the coalition group invaded Iraq in the Iraq War or also known as the Operation Iraqi Freedom. The invasion lasted only a month and its purpose was to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism and free the people of Iraq.
The answer to the question above is the bombing of a hotel in Yemen.
The bombing of a hotel in Yemen was the first example of Osama Bin Laden attacking America. Known as the 1992 Yemen Hotel Bombings, Osama Bin Laden carried out the bombing to target the American troops that was staying in Gold Mohur Hotel. They targeted a second hotel when they found out that they already left when the bomb exploded.
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it was a gateway to the larger west in 1861
