Warbah Island
Warbah Island (
Iraq claimed the island in the 1970s and 1980s. In November 1994, Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687 (1991), 773 (1993), and 833 (1993) which formally ended Iraq's earlier claim to Warbah Island.[1]
Near the island in early December 2002, in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi ship opened fire on two Kuwaiti coastguard patrol boats, causing them to collide. A US serviceman and two Kuwaiti coastguards were injured in the attack, no mention was made of the reason for the US serviceman's presence.[2][3]
The island currently has no permanent inhabitants although the government maintains a coastguard post, named M-1 on the island which is partially funded by the United Nations.[4]
References
- ^ "CIA World Fact Book - Iraq". everything2.com. 2007-01-14.
- ^ "Iraqis 'shot at Kuwaiti vessels'". BBC. 2007-01-14.
- ^ "U.S. Soldier, Two Kuwaiti Coastguards Wounded in Vessel Collision". islamonline.net. 2007-01-14.
- ^ "Budget for the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002" (PDF). United Nations. 2007-01-14.
30°0′N 48°04′E / 30.000°N 48.067°E
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