Gulf War

:See also: Iraq War and Gulf War (disambiguation)

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Iraq War - Gulf War (disambiguation)

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The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States.

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Iraq - United Nations - United States

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The lead up to the war began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, which was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq. Hostilities commenced in January 1991, resulting in a decisive victory for the coalition forces, which drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait with minimal coalition deaths. The main battles were aerial and ground combat within Iraq, Kuwait, and bordering areas of Saudi Arabia. The war did not expand outside the immediate Iraq/Kuwait/Saudi border region, although Iraq fired missiles on Israeli cities. The causes of the war, and even the name of the war itself, are still debated (see the article Naming the Gulf War).

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Iraq - Kuwait - August 2 - 1990 - United Nations - 1991 - Saudi Arabia - Missile - Israel - Naming the Gulf War

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