Second Gulf War

There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called the Persian Gulf War; two are occasionally referred to as the Second Gulf War:

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• Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War). This was a war between Iraq and Iran following in the wake of the 1979 Revolution in Iran and triggered by Iraq's invasion of Iran.
• Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) (aka First Gulf War, Second Gulf War). This was a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
• the 2003 Iraq War (2003) (aka Second Persian Gulf War, Third Persian Gulf War). This was a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States, which resulted in the removal from power of the government of Saddam Hussein.