UN Security Council Resolution 660
Kuwaiti oil fields on fire
Date	2 August 1990
Meeting no.	2,932
Code	S/RES/660 (Document)
Subject	Iraq–Kuwait
Voting summary	14 voted for None voted against None abstained 1 present not voting
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Canada  Colombia  Cuba  Ethiopia  Finland  Ivory Coast  Malaysia  Romania  Yemen  Zaire
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United Nations Security Council resolution 660, adopted on 2 August 1990, after noting its alarm of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the council condemned the invasion and demanded Iraq withdraw immediately and unconditionally to positions as they were on 1 August 1990.

Yemen called upon Iraq and Kuwait to enter into immediate negotiations to resolve their differences, thanking the Arab League for its efforts.^[1] Talks between both sides broke down the day before in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[2] The council also decided to meet again as necessary to ensure compliance with the current resolution.

The resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none, while Yemen did not participate in voting. It was the first of twelve resolutions on the conflict passed in 1990.