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The war is also known under other names, such as the Second Gulf War (not to be confused with the 2003 Iraq War, also referred to as such [27]), Persian Gulf War, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War [28] [29] [30] [b] before the term "Iraq War" became identified with the 2003 Iraq War (also known in the US as "Operation Iraqi Freedom"). [31]
Gulf of Mexico, between Mexico, the United States, and Cuba; Gulf of Nicoya, in Costa Rica; Gulf of Panama in the Pacific Ocean south of Panama; Gulf of Paria, in the Caribbean Sea between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela; Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the world's largest estuary and the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean
Desert Storm (1991) — Gulf War Artimon — French Navy enforcement of UN resolutions 661 and 665 during the Gulf War; Daguet ("Brocket deer") — French codename for operations during the Gulf War; Damask — Royal Australian Navy deployment to the Persian Gulf. Desert Sabre — The ground campaign which began on 24 February 1991. [2]
After the Iran–Iraq War (the Tanker War phase) resulted in several military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the United States increased U.S. joint military forces operations in the Persian Gulf and adopted a policy of reflagging and escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Persian Gulf to protect them from Iraqi and Iranian attacks.
In anticipation of a war with Iraq, the UNSC authorized the assembly of an American-led military coalition. After Iraq failed to meet the UNSC's deadline, the coalition pursued the directive to forcefully expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait by initiating the Gulf War aerial bombardment campaign on 17 January 1991.
The timeline of the Gulf War details the dates of the major events of the 1990–1991 war. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 and ended with the Liberation of Kuwait by Coalition forces. Iraq subsequently agreed to the United Nations' demands on 28 February 1991.
This is the order of battle for the Liberation of Kuwait campaign during the Gulf War between Coalition forces [1] and the Iraqi Armed Forces [2] between February 24–28, 1991. The order that they are listed in are from west to east. Iraqi units that were not in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations are excluded from this list.
Operation Friction saw approximately 4,500 CF personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf from August 1990 – February 1991 with a peak deployment of 2,700 personnel during the Gulf War in January 1991. Personnel were primarily attached to four units in the Persian Gulf region: Canadian Task Group at sea; the Canadian Air Task Group in Doha, Qatar