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| 1990, April 2 |
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| Iraq admitted to possessing binary chemical weapons. | 1 |
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| 1991, Oct |
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| The Iraqi Kurdish Front, allied with Turkey, staged an offensive against PKK forces (Kurdish rebels from Turkey) stationed in northern Iraq. The PKK retreated to Iranian territory. | 2 |
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| 1992, Aug. 26 |
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| The U.S. imposed a “no-fly zone” in Iraqi territory south of the 32d parallel. Iraq was barred from flying fixed-wing aircraft into the designated area. The U.S. justified the measure as necessary for the protection of Iraq's Shi’ite population in the south. Since the U.S. had already carved out a haven for the Kurds in the north (See April 6), the authority of the Baghdad regime was now confined essentially to central Iraq. | 3 |
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| 1994, May 9 |
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| Saddam Hussein fired the Iraqi premier and appointed himself to the position, saying he wanted to help alleviate the economic crisis. | 4 |
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| Oct. 15 |
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| The UN voted to condemn the buildup of Iraqi troops along the Kuwaiti border. U.S. troops were put in place to defend Kuwait. | 5 |
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