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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 [28]), Persian Gulf War, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War [29] [30] [31] [b] before the term "Iraq War" became identified with the 2003 Iraq War (also known in the US as "Operation Iraqi Freedom"). [32]
Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991. Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.. List of Gulf War military equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.
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]
A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. Not all geological features which could be considered a gulf have "Gulf" in the name, for example the Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea .
The Gulf War is sometimes called the "computer war", due to the advanced computer-guided weapons and munitions used in the air campaign, which included precision-guided munitions and cruise missiles, even though these were very much in the minority when compared with "dumb bombs" used. Cluster munitions and BLU-82 "Daisy Cutters" were also used.
Battles of the Gulf War (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Military operations of the Gulf War" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Qatari War of Independence (1867–1868) House of Thani: House of Khalifa Abu Dhabi: Victory. Bahrain renounced claims on Qatar; Qatari–Abu Dhabi War (1881–1893) Qatar: Abu Dhabi: Inconclusive. No territorial changes; British-mediated peace agreement in 1893; Battle of Al Wajbah [3] (1893) House of Thani: Ottoman Empire: Victory. Return of ...
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.