The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 Februar 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 Januar 1991) for operations leadin tae the bigup o truips an defense o Saudi Arabie an Operation Desert Storm (17 Januar 1991 – 28 Februar 1991) in its combat phase, wis a war in the Persie Gulf region waged bi Unitit States-led coaleetion forces frae 34 naitions against Ba'athist Iraq in response tae Iraq's invasion an annexation o Kuwait.

Gulf War

Clockwise frae tap: USAF F-15Es, F-16s, an an F-15C flyin ower burnin Kuwaiti ile wells; Breetish truips frae the Staffordshire Regiment in Operation Granby; camera view frae a Lockheed AC-130; Highway o Daith; M728 Combat Ingineer Vehicle.
Date2 August 1990 – 28 Februar 1991
(6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
(Operation Desert Storm offeecially endit on 30 November 1995)[3]
LocationIraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabie, Israel
Result

Decisive Coaleetion victory

Belligerents

Coaleetion forces:
 Unitit States
 Kuwait
 Unitit Kinrick
 Saudi Arabie
 Fraunce
 Italy
 Canadae
 Egyp
 Sirie
 Morocco
 Unitit Arab Emirates
 Pakistan
 Oman
 Qatar

Iraq
Commanders an leaders

Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
United States George H.W. Bush
United States Colin Powell
United States Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
United States Dick Cheney
United States Chuck Horner
Unitit Kinrick John Major
Unitit Kinrick Margaret Thatcher
Unitit Kinrick Peter de la Billière
Saudi Arabie Keeng Fahd

Saudi Arabie Prince Khalid bin Sultan[4][5]

Iraq Saddam Hussein
Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid
Iraq Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraq Salah Aboud Mahmoud
Iraq Hussein Kamel al-Majid

Iraq Abid Hamid Mahmud
Strenth
956,600, includin 700,000 US Truips [6][7] 650,000 frontline troops.
1,000,000 reserve troops
4,280 tanks
700 aircraft
2,870 APCs/IFVs
3,110 artillery pieces[8]
Casualties an losses
Coaleetion:
148 US soldiers killed in action,[9] 145 non-hostile daiths
467 woondit in action
Tot: 293 killed
776 woondit[10]
Equipment losses:
Tanks destroyed: 28[11][12]
Artillery destroyed: 1[13]
IFVs destroyed: 9[13]
Helicopters destroyed: 23 [8]
Aircraft destroyed: 52[8]
Kuwait:
200 killed[14]

20,000–35,000 killed
75,000+ woondit[10]

300,000 desertit or capturt[15]
Equipment losses:
Tanks destroyed: 3,700[8]–4,000[13]
Airtillery destroyed: 2,140[13]
IFVs destroyed: 1,856[13]
Helicopters destroyed: 7[13]
Aircraft destroyed: 240[13]
Naval Ships sunk: 19[8]
Naval Ships damaged: 6[8]

Kuwaiti ceevilian losses:
Ower 1,000 killed[16]
600 missin fowk[17]
Iraqi ceevilian losses:
Aboot 3,664 killed[18]

Ither ceevilian losses:
300 ceevilians killed, mair injured[19]

References eedit

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