ait is ▁and ▁several ▁thousand ▁foreign ▁national s , ▁fled ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Indian ▁government ▁ev acu ated ▁over ▁ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁over se as ▁Indians ▁by ▁flying ▁almost ▁ 4 8 8 ▁fl ights ▁over ▁ 5 9 ▁days . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 7 - month ▁occupation , ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁lo oted ▁K uw ait ' s ▁vast ▁wealth ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁reports ▁of ▁viol ations ▁of ▁human ▁rights . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁study ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁occupation ▁had ▁a ▁long - term ▁ad verse ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁popul ace . ▁ ▁International ▁condem n ation ▁and ▁G ulf ▁War ▁ ▁After ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁inv aded ▁and ▁an nex ed ▁K uw ait ▁and ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁de posed ▁the ▁Em ir ▁of ▁K uw ait , ▁J ab er ▁Al - S ab ah , ▁he ▁installed ▁Ali ▁Hass an ▁al - M aj id ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁governor ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁ ▁The ▁Ira qi ▁invasion ▁and ▁occupation ▁of ▁K uw ait ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁condem ned ▁by ▁all ▁major ▁world ▁powers . ▁Even ▁countries ▁tradition ally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁close ▁Ira qi ▁al lies , ▁such ▁as ▁France ▁and ▁India , ▁called ▁for ▁immediate ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁all ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁from ▁K uw ait . ▁Several ▁countries , ▁including ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁China , ▁placed