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announced that the United Nations Compensation Commission , on Tuesday, the transfer of $ 90 million dollars to Kuwait because of its invasion in 1990 as a result of the decision of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. 

The Committee said in a press release quoted by Al-Sumeria News that it had transferred $ 90 million to the Government of Kuwait within the framework of the only remaining claim to be compensated in category E for losses and damages suffered by individuals, companies, governments and international organizations as a direct result of the invasion Iraq and its occupation of Kuwait, "explaining that it" will be paid from the total compensation for all categories up to 48 billion dollars, leaving only 4.4 billion dollars remaining for this claim the only remaining Kuwaiti. "


The Commission added that "the claims for compensation was paid from 5% of Iraqi oil sales, which was reduced to 0.5% on the decision of the Board of the Committee to take into account the circumstances of Iraq's economic in 2017," noting that " Will escalate in subsequent years until compensation is paid in full. " 

The UN Security Council approved the formation of the commission in 1991, the year in which the US-led coalition forces pushed Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait. 

The Commission decided that Baghdad would pay $ 52.4 billion in compensation to individuals, corporations, government organizations and others who suffered losses directly resulting from the invasion and occupation of Kuwait. The source of the funds was a tax imposed on Iraq's oil and petroleum products sales.