The Kuwaiti mujahideen were a group of 100,000 Al-Qaeda militants intended to fight Iraqi troops in Kuwait during the Gulf War. The Saudi government rejected the Kuwaiti mujahideen and opted instead for American troops, which caused Osama bin Laden to oppose the Saudi monarchy and begin directing attacks on the United States.
The Kuwaiti mujahideen were a group of 100,000 Al-Qaeda militants intended to fight Iraqi troops in Kuwait during the Gulf War. The Saudi government rejected the Kuwaiti mujahideen and opted instead for American troops, which caused Osama bin Laden to oppose the Saudi monarchy and begin directing attacks on the United States.
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