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2 days ago · The following names have been used to describe the conflict itself: Gulf War and Persian Gulf War are the most common terms for the conflict used within western countries, though it may also be called the First Gulf War (to distinguish it from the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent Iraq War).
5 days ago · Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 ended in Iraq’s defeat by a U.S.-led coalition in the Persian Gulf War (1990–91). However, the Iraqi branch of the Baʿath Party, headed by Saddam Hussein, managed to retain power by harshly suppressing uprisings of the country’s minority Kurds and its majority Shiʿi Arabs.
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- U.S. President George W. Bush argued that the vulnerability of the United States following the September 11 attacks of 2001, combined with Iraq’s a...
- The Iraq War, also called the Second Persian Gulf War, began on March 20, 2003.
- U.S. President George W. Bush argued for launching a military attack on Iraq. On March 17, 2003, Bush declared an end to diplomacy and issued an ul...
- The U.S. military formally declared the end of the Iraq War in a ceremony in Baghdad on December 15, 2011, as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw from...
3 days ago · Why the name Fold3®? Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
5 days ago · The tank battles in the desert were epic and devastating to the heavily tank-dependent Iraqi armed forces. Ground troops moved forward so fast that Iraqi troops were surrendering in whole battalions along the way. This event has come to be known to history as the Gulf War.
6 days ago · Book Sources:Persian Gulf War. A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library. Click the title for location and availability information. Off campus access instructions (for e-books) Daily Life of U. S. Soldiers: From the American Revolution to the Iraq War [3 Volumes] by Christopher R. Mortenson (Editor); Paul J. Springer (Editor ...
1 day ago · The modern nation-state of Iraq was created following World War I (1914–18) from the Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul and derives its name from the Arabic term used in the premodern period to describe a region that roughly corresponded to Mesopotamia ( ʿIrāq ʿArabī, “Arabian Iraq”) and modern northwestern Iran ( ʿIrāq ʿAjamī, “fore...
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2 days ago · Iraq (post-Gulf War) Provide Comfort (1991–1996) — Security and humanitarian aid to Kurds in northern Iraq and No-Fly Zone North of 36°N over Iraq. Airone (1991) — Italian codename for Operation Provide Comfort.
