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Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, a Rare card
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, codenamed Project 17, began on 2 August 1990 and marked the beginning of the Gulf War.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 280,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Iraqi military, however, ______ to occupy Kuwait and defied all orders by the UNSC.
Answer
continued. The Iraqi military, however, continued to occupy Kuwait and defied all orders by the UNSC. From the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, codenamed Project 17, began on 2 August ____ and marked the beginning of the Gulf War.
Answer
1990s. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, codenamed Project 17, began on 2 August 1990 and marked the beginning of the Gulf War. From the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- After defeating the State of Kuwait on 4 August 1990, Iraq went on to militarily occupy the country for the next seven months.
- The invasion was condemned internationally, and the United Nations Security Council adopted numerous resolutions urging Iraq to withdraw from Kuwaiti territory.
- The Iraqi military, however, continued to occupy Kuwait and defied all orders by the UNSC.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait article was read about 280,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Zymogen92, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
