Liberation of Kuwait campaignBelligerents [[Coalition of the Gulf War| Coalition]] United StatesUnited KingdomFranceCanadaKuwait (in exile)Saudi ArabiaEgyptSyriaBangladeshItalyCzechoslovakiaIraqCommanders and leadersGeorge H W BushNorman Schwarzkopf Jr.Colin PowellPeter de la BillièreKhalid bin Sultan al-SaudNuruddin Khan (Appointed by the order of Khaleda Zia)Saddam HusseinAli Hassan al-MajidStrength 650,000 500,000Casualties and losses 1,155 casualties70 captured 20,000–35,000 casualties150,000 capturedThe Liberation of Kuwait campaign was between 24 and 28 February 1991, consisting of a major ground offensive into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait following the successful Gulf War air campaign.
Coalition of the Gulf WarOn 29 November 1990, the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorized the assembly of a multinational military coalition to liberate Iraqi-occupied Kuwait by "all necessary means" if Iraq did not withdraw its forces by 15 January 1991. Iraq failed to do so, and the coalition began an aerial bombardment against targets in Iraq and Kuwait on 17 January 1991. At this time, the coalition consisted of 42 countries and was spearheaded by the United States.
Gulf War air campaignBelligerents [[Coalition of the Gulf War| Coalition]] United StatesUnited KingdomKuwaitSaudi ArabiaCanadaFranceItalyIraqCommanders and leadersChuck HornerNorman SchwarzkopfColin PowellAndrew WilsonBill WrattenKhalid bin SultanSaleh Al-MuhayaSaddam HusseinAli Hassan al-MajidStrength Over 2,780 fixed-wing aircraft 1,114 fixed-wing aircraft (550 combat aircraft), numerous air defence systemsCasualties and losses 46 killed or missing8 captured75 aircraft ‒ 52 fixed-wing aircraft and 23 helicopters 10,000–12,000 killed254 aircraft lost on the ground36 aircraft shot down in air-air combatseveral air defense systems destroyed 2,000–3,000 Iraqi civilians killedOperation Desert Storm, the combat phase of the Gulf War, began with an extensive aerial bombing campaign by the air forces of the coalition against targets in Iraq and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait from 17 January to 23 February 1991.
Ba'athist IraqIraqi state from 1968 to 2003Today part ofIraqKuwaitBa'athist Iraq, retroactively known as the Second Iraqi Republic; and officially the Iraqi Republic (1968–1992) and later the Republic of Iraq (1992–2003), was the Iraqi state between 1968 and 2003 under the one-party rule of the Iraqi regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
KuwaitKuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), it is situated at the head of the Persian Gulf in the northeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait is geographically the second closest Gulf country to mainland Iran (separated only by a small Iraqi coastline) after Iraq.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 661In United Nations Security Council resolution 661, adopted on 6 August 1990, reaffirming Resolution 660 (1990) and noting Iraq's refusal to comply with it and Kuwait's right of self-defence, the Council took steps to implement international sanctions on Iraq under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. This was the second resolution by the Security Council over the invasion of Kuwait.
United Nations Security CouncilOrgan of the UN responsible for the maintenance of international peace and securityThe United Nations Security Council (UNSC or UN Security Council) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and is the United Nations' executive branch, having primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003. He also served as prime minister of Iraq from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 660United Nations Security Council resolution 660 was adopted on 2 August 1990 by the United Nations Security Council. Through the resolution, while noting its alarm of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the council condemned the invasion and demanded Iraq withdraw immediately and unconditionally to positions as they were on 1 August 1990. Yemen called upon Iraq and Kuwait to enter into immediate negotiations to resolve their differences, thanking the Arab League for its efforts.
United StatesCountry primarily in North AmericaThe United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Persian GulfMediterranean sea in West AsiaThe Persian Gulf at night from the ISS, 2020.The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (Persia). It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The river delta of the Shatt al-Arab forms the north-west shoreline.
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