WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Persian Gulf War, also called Gulf War (1990–91), was an international conflict triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Persian Gulf War, also known as the Gulf War, Jan. –Feb., 1991, was an armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 39 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia; 28 nations contributed troops. It was a result of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on Aug.

Detailed explanation-3: -When did the Iraq War begin? The Iraq War, also called the Second Persian Gulf War, began on March 20, 2003.

Detailed explanation-4: -International condemnation and Gulf War After Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait and Saddam Hussein deposed the Emir of Kuwait, Jaber Al-Sabah, he installed Ali Hassan al-Majid as the new governor of Kuwait. The Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait was unanimously condemned by all major world powers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Names. The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War before the term “Iraq War” became identified instead with the 2003 Iraq War (also referred to in the U.S. as “Operation Iraqi Freedom").