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Gulf War 1990–1991; Sanctions against Iraq 1990–2003; Iraqi uprisings 1991; Iraqi no-fly zones conflict 1991–2003; Iraq disarmament crisis 1991–2003; Arms-to-Iraq affair 1992–1996; Iraq Liberation Act 1998; September 11 attacks 2001; U.S. anthrax attacks 2001; U.S. invasion of Afghanistan 2001; Alleged Prague connection 2001; Iraq ...
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]
Highway 80 on 18 Apr 1991. 15 January -The deadline for Iraq compliance with the UN Resolution 678, which stipulated that Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait. Iraq fails to comply. [1] 17 January - Operation Desert storm starts with the American led coalition forces sending hundreds of planes on to carry out around 400 bombing raids into Iraq. [1]
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S.led invasion of Iraq. Then-President George W. Bush and his British counterpart, Prime Minister Tony Blair, signed off on a war based on the myth ...
The Battle of Basra was fought in the beginning of the 1991 Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War. The battle started after demoralized troops throughout Iraq began to rebel against Saddam Hussein 's Ba'athist regime, in particular after a tank driver in Basra fired at a public portrait of Saddam Hussein .
Since the autonomy agreement collapsed in 1974, Kurds had been fighting an armed insurgency against Saddam Husseins regime. After the Gulf War heavily damaged the Iraqi military and an uprising began in Southern Iraq, Jash (Kurdish militia used by Saddam's regime to fight Peshmerga) deserters, seized control of the city of Ranya with support of the local population.
Edward Richmond Jr., who was convicted of manslaughter for killing a civilian in Iraq, was arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Jan. 6 charges.
Bachman, who dropped out of college to become a photographer after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, took more than 1,200 photos of the protest and was up until 4 a.m. transferring files to his laptop.