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Gulf War

Gulf War

This article is regarding the war in 1990–91. For alternative wars of that name, see Persian Gulf War (disambiguation).

"Operation Desert Storm " redirects here. For the computer game, see Operation: Desert Storm (video game).
Persian Gulf War

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Clockwise from top: airforce craft flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells; British troops operational Granby; Camera read from a Lockheed AC-130; main road of Death; M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle

Date

   

2 August 1990 – a pair of8 February 1991 (210 days) (Operation Desert Storm formally over thirty Nov 1995)
Location
   

Iraq, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Israel
   
Result



Decisive Coalition finish

    Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; ruler Jaber III restored
 Asian nation compelled to disarm underneath threat of sanctions
 significant Iraqi casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure

Belligerents

Coalition forces:  Kuwait Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  United States uk  Egypt

 SyriaGulf War Photobox.jpg

 Morocco

 Qatar

 Oman

 United Arab Emirates

 France

 Spain

 Italy

 Denmark[2]

 Belgium

 Pakistan

 Canada

 Australia

 New island

 Argentina

 Bangladesh

 Niger

 Poland

 geographic region

 Greece

 Asian country

 Hungary

 Senegal

 Sierra Leone

Iraqi Kurdistan Kurd

and others
   

Iraq

Commanders and leaders


Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

United States Saint George H. W. Bush

United States Richard (Dick) Cheney

United States Colin Powell

United States Norman Schwarzkopf

United States Charles Horner

United States town Franks

United States Calvin Fats Waller

United States John A. Warden III

United Kingdom solon

United Kingdom St. Patrick Hine

United Kingdom St. Andrew Wilson

United Kingdom Peter Diamond State la Billière

United Kingdom John Chapple

Saudi Arabia King male monarch

Saudi Arabia aristocrat Abdullah

Saudi Arabia aristocrat swayer

Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Faisal

Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Muhaya

Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Sultan

France Michel Roquejoffre

Egypt Hosni Mubarak

Egypt Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Syria Hafez al-Assad

Syria Mustafa Tlass

Pakistan Mirza Aslam Beg
   

Iraq leader


Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid

Iraq salaat Aboud Mahmoud

Strength

956,600
   

Total:650,000 troopers

Casualties and losses

Coalition:

392 killed

776 wounded

Kuwait:

1,200 killed
   

20,000–35,000 killed seventy five,000+ wounded

Kuwaiti civilian losses:
Over 1,000 killed
Iraqi civilian losses:

About 3,664 killed
Other civilian losses:

2 Israeli civilians killed, 230 injured
1 Saudi civilian killed, sixty five injured

The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – twenty eight February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Storm (17 Jan 1991 – twenty eight February 1991) normally spoken as merely the Gulf War, was a war waged by a UN-authorized coalition force from thirty four nations semiconductor diode by the us, against Asian nation in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

The war is additionally proverbial underneath alternative names, like the primary Gulf War, Gulf War I, or the Asian nation War,before the term "Iraq War" became known instead with the 2003 Asian nation War (also spoken within the U.S. as "Operation Iraqi Freedom").

The invasion of Kuwait
by Iraqi troops that began a pair of August 1990 was met with international condemnation, and brought immediate economic sanctions against Asian nation by members of the global organization council. U.S. President Saint George H. W. Bush deployed yankee forces into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and urged alternative countries to send their own forces to the scene. Associate in Nursing array of states joined the coalition. the good majority of the military forces within the coalition were from the us, with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the uk and Egypt as leading contributors, in this order. Around US$36 billion of the US$60 billion value was paid by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The war was marked by the start of live news on the front lines of the fight, with the grandness of the U.S. network CNN. The war has conjointly earned  the nickname computer game War once the daily broadcast pictures on board the yankee bombers throughout Operation Desert Storm.
The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with Associate in Nursing aerial bombardment on seventeen Jan 1991. This was followed by a ground assault on twenty three February. This was a decisive finish for the coalition forces, World Health Organization liberated Kuwait and advanced into Iraqi territory. The coalition ceased their advance, and declared a peace one hundred hours once the bottom campaign started. Aerial and ground combat was confined to Asian nation, Kuwait, and areas on the border of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, Asian nation launched Scud missiles against coalition military targets in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and agai.

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