THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Operation Diplomat and Operation Inmate
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Operation Sea Dragon and Operation TigerHound
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Operation Desert Shield and Operation DesertStorm
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Operation Rolling Thunder and Operation SteelTiger
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Detailed explanation-1: -From August 2, 1990, to January 16, 1991, Operation Desert Shield was the US operational designation for the US buildup of forces and defence of Saudi Arabia. Operation Desert Storm was the United States’ designation for the Airland Confrontation from January 17 to February 28, 1991.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Desert Sabre was a massive allied ground offensive that was launched northward from northeastern Saudi Arabia into Kuwait and southern Iraq on February 24, 1991, and within three days, Arab and U.S. forces had retaken Kuwait city in the face of crumbling Iraqi resistance.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990.
Detailed explanation-4: -Operation Desert Shield saw the build-up of Coalition forces in the Gulf region. The Canadian Armed Forces participation in the military efforts there would be codenamed Operation Friction.