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Gulf War - Wikipedia
18 May 2024 at 8:43pm
The following names have been used to describe the conflict itself: Gulf War and Persian Gulf War are the most common terms for the conflict used within western countries, though it may also be called the First Gulf War (to distinguish it from the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent Iraq War).

Persian Gulf War | Britannica
18 May 2024 at 1:37am
The Persian Gulf War, also called Gulf War (1990?91), was an international conflict triggered by Iraq?s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraq?s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait to acquire the nation?s large oil reserves, cancel a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expand Iraqi power in the region.

Persian Gulf War: Dates & Operation Desert Storm - HISTORY
17 May 2024 at 9:02am
The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring...

Persian Gulf War summary | Britannica
17 May 2024 at 8:01pm
Persian Gulf War, or Gulf War, (1990?91) International conflict triggered by Iraq?s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader ?add?m ?ussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be motivated by Iraq?s desire to acquire Kuwait?s rich oil fields and expand its ...

Gulf War | National Air and Space Museum
17 May 2024 at 12:27am
The Gulf War, also known as the Persian Gulf War, was an international conflict that occurred as a result of Iraq invading Kuwait in 1990. The war lasted from 1990-1991 and prompted a large response led by the United States and the United Nations.

Operation DESERT STORM | U.S. Army Center of Military History
17 May 2024 at 11:04am
In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy. During air and ground operations, U.S. and allied forces destroyed over...

The Persian Gulf War | Encyclopedia.com
15 May 2024 at 12:29am
The Persian Gulf War (1991) was caused by Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, and had two major phases.The first phase was Operation Desert Shield?a largely defensive operation in which the United States and Saudi Arabia rushed to build up the defensive forces necessary to protect Saudi Arabia and the rest of the gulf, and the United ...

Desert Shield/Desert Storm - NHHC
16 May 2024 at 10:11pm
The national ensign flies from the stern of a U.S. Navy ship at anchor in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Storm, 1 February 1991. (National Archives identifier: 6468113) A U.S. Navy F-14A Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, in flight over burning Kuwaiti oil wells during ...

HISTORY Vault: Operation Desert Storm | HISTORY
17 May 2024 at 12:23pm
Hussein defied the Security Council, and early on the morning of January 17, 1991 the Persian Gulf War began with a massive U.S.-led air offensive known as Operation Desert Storm. The U.S....

Iraq - Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, Invasion | Britannica
14 May 2024 at 2:14pm
The Persian Gulf War Causes Iraq characterized its war with Iran as a defensive action against the spread of the Islamic revolution not only to Iraq but to other gulf countries and to the wider Arab world and portrayed itself as ?the eastern gate to the Arab homeland.?



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