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This attack led the way for the XVIII Airborne Corps to sweep around behind the 1st Cav and attack Iraqi forces to the west. On 22 February 1991, Iraq agreed to a Soviet-proposed ceasefire agreement.
- Highway of Death
The Highway of Death (Arabic: طريق الموت ṭarīq al-mawt) is a...
- Ba'athist Iraq
Ba'athist Iraq, officially the Iraqi Republic (1968–1992)...
- Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War (Arabic:...
- Coalition of The Gulf War
On 29 November 1990, the adoption of United Nations Security...
- Timeline of Gulf War
The timeline of the Gulf War details the dates of the major...
- Highway of Death
The Battle of Medina Ridge was a tank battle fought on the 27 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Luminous Division outside Basra, Iraq. The U.S. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, was also a major contributor, by leading the attack.
- February 27, 1991
- American victory
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The Iraq War ( Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized : ḥarb al-ʿirāq) was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.
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The Battle of 73 Easting was fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between Coalition armored forces ( US VII Corps and UK 1st Armoured Division) and Iraqi armored forces ( Republican Guard and Tawakalna Division).
- 26–27 February 1991
- Coalition victory
The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who had already tried and failed to draw Coalition forces into costly ground engagements by shelling Saudi Arabian positions and oil storage ...
50 captured. The Battle of Basra was fought in the beginning of the 1991 Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War. The battle started after demoralized troops throughout Iraq began to rebel against Saddam Hussein 's Ba'athist regime, in particular after a tank driver in Basra fired at a public portrait of Saddam Hussein.