The 8th Cavalry Regiment (Izz Ul Khail) is an armoured
regiment of the
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...
. It was raised on 10 January 1991 in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...
in
ARAR Arar or Ar-Ar may refer to:
Geography and history
* Arar, Saudi Arabia, the capital of Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (The Northern Border) province
** Arar border crossing, a Saudi-Iraqi border crossing near Arar, Saudi Arabia and Nukhayb, Iraq
* Arar, ...
for the
Operation Desert Storm. The Operation was based on the
Liberation of Kuwait
The Liberation of Kuwait was a U.S.-led military operation to retake Kuwait from Iraq after the massive air campaign, between 24–28 February 1991. U.S. troops and the Coalition entered to find the Iraqis surrendering en masse; however, pocket ...
.
Battle honours
Operation Desert Storm 1991.
Decorations
*
Kuwait Liberation Medal
*
War Medal (Op Desert Storm)
See also
*
8th Light Cavalry
The 8th Light Cavalry traces its origins from the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry which was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry and the 30th Lancers following a re-organisation of the Indian Cavalry C ...
(India)
References
{{Pakistan Armoured Corps
Armoured regiments of Pakistan
Military units and formations established in 1787