Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations
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In the aftermath of
Iraq
, to give the Saudis two-thirds of Kuwaiti territory. There were no Kuwaiti representatives at the conference. This event set Kuwait's modern boundaries.
Both are members of the
Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone inhabited by coastal fishermen; however, with the discovery of oil, the countries agreed to divide the territory, and reached an agreement in 1969.[1]
In 1990, following the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia participated in the Gulf War to expel Iraqi forces from the country. Some of the Kuwaiti Royal family members fled to Saudi Arabia during this time. Saudi and Coalition forces also repelled Iraqi forces when they breached the Kuwaiti-Saudi border in 1991 (known as the Battle of Khafji). [2]
See also
References
- ^ Geographer, The (1970). Kuwait – Saudi Arabia Boundary (PDF). USA State Department; Bureau of Intelligence and Research; Office of the Geographer. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Titus, James (September 1996). "THE BATTLE OF KHAFJI: AN OVERVIEW AND PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS" (PDF). Airpower Research Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2020 – via apps.dtic.mil.
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