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Saddam Hussein's Defiance of United Nations Resolutions

Saddam Hussein has repeatedly violated sixteen United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) designed to ensure that Iraq does not pose a threat to international peace and security. In addition to these repeated violations, he has tried, over the past decade, to circumvent UN economic sanctions against Iraq, which are reflected in a number of other resolutions. As noted in the resolutions, Saddam Hussein was required to fulfill many obligations beyond the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Specifically, Saddam Hussein was required to, among other things: allow international weapons inspectors to oversee the destruction of his weapons of mass destruction; not develop new weapons of mass destruction; destroy all of his ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometers; stop support for terrorism and prevent terrorist organizations from operating within Iraq; help account for missing Kuwaitis and other individuals; return stolen Kuwaiti property and bear financial liability for damage from the Gulf War; and he was required to end his repression of the Iraqi people. Saddam Hussein has repeatedly violated each of the following resolutions:

UNSCR 678 - November 29, 1990

UNSCR 686 - March 2, 1991

UNSCR 687 - April 3, 1991

UNSCR 688 - April 5, 1991

UNSCR 707 - August 15, 1991

UNSCR 715 - October 11, 1991

UNSCR 949 - October 15, 1994

UNSCR 1051 - March 27, 1996

UNSCR 1060 - June 12, 1996

UNSCR 1115 - June 21, 1997

UNSCR 1134 - October 23, 1997

UNSCR 1137 - November 12, 1997

UNSCR 1154 - March 2, 1998

UNSCR 1194 - September 9, 1998

UNSCR 1205 - November 5, 1998

UNSCR 1284 - December 17, 1999

Additional UN Security Council Statements

In addition to the legally binding UNSCRs, the UN Security Council has also issued at least 30 statements from the President of the UN Security Council regarding Saddam Hussein's continued violations of UNSCRs. The list of statements includes:


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