Gulf War
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Was the military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition led by the U.S. in 1991 to free Kuwait from Iraqi forces that occupied the country since August 1990.
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In August 1990 Iraq invaded and annexed the neighboring State of Kuwait. Iraq's subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait led to a military intervention by UN forces (known as the First Gulf War).
August 1990: Battle of Dasman Palace.
August 1990: Battle of Failaka.
August 1990: Kuwait formally annexed by Iraq.
August 1990: Battle of the Bridges.
August 1990: Alaa Hussein Ali is appointed Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Free Kuwait and Ali Hassan al-Majid is appointed Governor of the Kuwait Governorate, which is declared the 19th Governorate of Iraq.
Iraqi forces invaded the town of Khafji in Saudi Arabia during the First Gulf War. Saudi Arabia was part of the coalition that invaded Kuwait to free it from Iraqi occupation.
February 1991: Iraqi forces are driven out of Saudi Arabia.
January 1991: Iraqi forces invade the town of Khafji in Saudi Arabia.
During the First Gulf War, a coalition led by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraqi military occupation.
February 1991: Battle of Kuwait International Airport.
May 1991: Coalition forces withdraw from Iraq.
February 1991: In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced a ceasefire in Kuwait, declaring victory over the Iraqi Army. This marked the end of the Gulf War, which began when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. The liberation of Kuwait was a significant moment in the conflict, with the international coalition forces successfully driving out the Iraqi troops.
February 1991: Battle of Al Busayyah.
March 1991: Battle of Rumaila.
February 1991: Battle of Phase Line Bullet.
February 1991: American, Canadian, British and French aircraft and ground forces attacked retreating Iraqi military personnel attempting to leave Kuwait on the night of February 26-27, 1991.
February 1991: Battle of 73 Easting.
February 1991: Battle of Königinhof (modern-day Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech Republic)
February 1991: Battle of Medina Ridge.
February 1991: Battle for Jalibah Airfield.
February 1991: Battle of Norfolk.
