Kuwait

=History of Kuwait= By Robby Edwards

Kuwait was an early civilization in the third millennium B.C. At the beginning of the 18th century, a tribe called the Aniza, founded Kuwait city. Abd Rahim of the al-Sabah was the first sheik, an Arab leader, of the city and his descendents still rule today. Britain protected Kuwait when the people there feared that the Turks would expand their land into their territory. When the British ended the protectorate, Kuwait gained its independence and the British agreed to give military aid when requested. Iraq threatened to occupy the land and British troops were sent in to defend Kuwait. Iraq dropped trying to occupy Kuwait when they found out about its independence in 1961.

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