HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Iraq War
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World War I
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Persian Gulf War
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World War II
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 39-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -But on August 2, 1990, a force of one hundred thousand Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and overran the country in a matter of hours.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy. During air and ground operations, U.S. and allied forces destroyed over 3, 000 tanks, 1, 400 armored personnel carriers, and 2, 200 artillery pieces along with countless other vehicles.
Detailed explanation-5: -On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm-a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier.