and we congratulate the Iraqis for this , '' al-Sabah said , according to Kuwait 's official news agency . Iraq has not had ambassador to Kuwait since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 . That incursion led U.S. to launch Operation Desert Storm , its first Iraq war . The United States was able to defeat the Iraqi army and establish a no-fly zone over northern and southern parts of the country.
Iraq has not had ambassador to Kuwait since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 . That incursion led U.S. to launch Operation Desert Storm , its first Iraq war . The United States was able to defeat the Iraqi army and establish a no-fly zone over northern and southern parts of the country.