On 20 August 1990, 82 British nationals are taken hostage in Kuwait. On 26 August, Iraq sieges foreign embassies in Kuwait City. On 1 September, Iraq allows 700 Westerners, held hostage since the invasion, to leave Iraq. On 6 December, Iraq releases 3,000 foreign hostages from Kuwait and Iraq. On 10 December, Iraq releases British hostages.
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