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1990  Aug. 2 - Iraq troops invade Kuwait. Aug. 6 - The UN Security Council declared an economic trade embargo against Iraq. Aug. 8 - Iraq announced its annexation of Kuwait. Aug. 25 - The U.N. Sec. Council passed a resolution to allow enforcement of the embargo by military means. Nov. 29 - The U.N. Security Council authorized the use of all necessary means to remove Iraq from Kuwait.     1991  Jan. 17 - Coalition forces begin bombing Iraq targets. Feb. 24 - Coalition forces began a major ground attack. Feb. 28 - Coalition attacks against Iraq ended. April. 6 - Iraq accepted the terms of a formal cease-fire agreement. April. 11 - The U.N. Sec. Council officially declared  an end to the war.     Leading the Coalitition       Leading the coalition against Iraq were these countries : Egypt, France , Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, and  Syria. The US  coalition had formed after Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraq's invasion followed unsuccessful attempts to resolve several disputes between the two countries. Saddam Hussein's ambition for power and leader ship in the organization of petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) and in the Middle East was a central cause of the invasion of Kuwait . Besides Iraq, OPEC members also included Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. At 2:00 a.m. on August 2, 1990, hundreds of tanks and other Iraqi forces swept across  Kuwait's border. Within 24 hours Iraq held complete control of Kuwait. Thousands of troops then moved to Kuwait's border with Saudi Arabia. On August 8th, Iraq had announced that it had annexed Kuwait. The first major ground war occurred at Kafji. With help from the U.S. , Saudi Arabia recaptured the town on January 31st.