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Name: Coalition (Gulf War)

Type: Polity

Start: 1991 AD

End: 1991 AD

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Was a coalition of countries that invaded Iraqi-occupied Iraq during the Gulf War (1990-1991) based on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 678.

Establishment


  • February 1991: Battle of Al Busayyah.
  • Chronology


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    1. Gulf War


    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.

    1.1.Liberation of Kuwait

    During the First Gulf War, a coalition led by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraqi military occupation.

  • February 1991: Battle of Phase Line Bullet.
  • February 1991: Battle of Königinhof (modern-day Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech Republic)
  • February 1991: Battle for Jalibah Airfield.
  • February 1991: Battle of Norfolk.
  • 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 Medina Ridge.
  • February 1991: Battle of Kuwait International Airport.
  • February 1991: Battle of 73 Easting.
  • 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.
  • March 1991: Battle of Rumaila.
  • May 1991: Coalition forces withdraw from Iraq.

  • Disestablishment


  • May 1991: Coalition forces withdraw from Iraq.
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