Kuwait–Najd War

Kuwait-Najd War
	Part of the unification of Saudi Arabia
	; Kuwait Red Fort during the war
Date	1919–1920
Location	Kuwait
Result	Uqair Protocol of 1922 Kuwait lost more than two thirds of its territory as a result of the agreement.; Kuwait got to keep its religious tolerance instead of having Wahhabism enforced upon;
Belligerents
Nejd Ikhwan;	Kuwait; United Kingdom Royal Air Force;
Commanders and leaders
Faisal al-Duwaish	Salim I; Sheikh Ali Khalifa Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah † ; Sheikh Duaij Salman Al-Sabah †; Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah †
Strength
5,000 cavalrymen	2,000 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
500–800 killed	300 killed

The Kuwait–Najd War erupted in the aftermath of World War I. The war occurred because Ibn Saud of Najd wanted to annex Kuwait. The sharpened conflict between Kuwait and Najd led to the death of hundreds of Kuwaitis. The war resulted in sporadic border clashes throughout 1919–1920.

Following the Kuwait–Najd War, Ibn Saud imposed a trade blockade against Kuwait for 14 years from 1923 until 1937. The goal of the Saudi economic and military aggression against Kuwait was to annex as much of Kuwait's territory as possible. At the Uqair conference in 1922, the boundaries of Kuwait and Najd were set. Kuwait had no representative at the Uqair conference. After the Uqair conference, Kuwait was still subjected to a Saudi economic blockade and intermittent Saudi raids.