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Iraqi Desert. January 17, 1991. Desert Storm, a U.S. military operation to expel occupied Iraqi forces, is launched.
On August 2 the previous year, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein invades neighboring country Kuwait and captures it in only two days.
Kuwait was a country rich in oil and Hussein believed that he solved his financial crisis by demanding cash and debt cancellation. So he focuses on seizing their oil.
The U.N. denounces the invasion and demands that the Iraqi's withdraw from Kuwait.
Saddam's hopes of victory are dashed when Western, Soviet and Arab leaders unite against him.
The U.S. was determined to stop the invasion.
Operation Desert Storm began with a massive air strike over Iraq, as 2,430 aircraft strike anti-aircraft defenses and other targets.
In response to the strikes, the Iraqi military sets demolition charges to hundreds of oil wells to destroy Kuwait's infrastructure. The burning wells result in the skies becoming thick with smoke and causing massive air- pollution.
The following day, Iraq starts launching their own missiles.
From January 24 to February 24, 40,000 attack sorties attack targets around the Iraq/Kuwait border.
Iraqi troops are soon exhausted and demoralized.
By the end of February, coalition forces break the Iraqi frontline.
American, Saudi and Kuwait units arrive in Kuwait City as liberators.
Saddam Hussein's regime is shaken but remains intact.
On February 28, the U.S. coalition and Iraq agree on a ceasefire. President George H. W. Bush announces that combat fighting is over.
The Persian Gulf War was one of the last major wars of the Twentieth Century, lasting only six months. It occurred at the very end of the Cold War when the Soviet Union was on the verge of economic collapse.
It also proved to be an easy and lop-sided victory for America, resulting in only 292 soldiers lost. Iraq's casualties, however, were much higher, with 30,000 soldiers killed.
But the war was not without its consequences. After the war, President Bush decided not to dispose Saddam Hussein, considering that regime change would not be a popular topic. And over the years, bigger problems would progress into the twenty-first century.
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On August 2 the previous year, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein invades neighboring country Kuwait and captures it in only two days.
Kuwait was a country rich in oil and Hussein believed that he solved his financial crisis by demanding cash and debt cancellation. So he focuses on seizing their oil.
The U.N. denounces the invasion and demands that the Iraqi's withdraw from Kuwait.
Saddam's hopes of victory are dashed when Western, Soviet and Arab leaders unite against him.
The U.S. was determined to stop the invasion.
Operation Desert Storm began with a massive air strike over Iraq, as 2,430 aircraft strike anti-aircraft defenses and other targets.
In response to the strikes, the Iraqi military sets demolition charges to hundreds of oil wells to destroy Kuwait's infrastructure. The burning wells result in the skies becoming thick with smoke and causing massive air- pollution.
The following day, Iraq starts launching their own missiles.
From January 24 to February 24, 40,000 attack sorties attack targets around the Iraq/Kuwait border.
Iraqi troops are soon exhausted and demoralized.
By the end of February, coalition forces break the Iraqi frontline.
American, Saudi and Kuwait units arrive in Kuwait City as liberators.
Saddam Hussein's regime is shaken but remains intact.
On February 28, the U.S. coalition and Iraq agree on a ceasefire. President George H. W. Bush announces that combat fighting is over.
The Persian Gulf War was one of the last major wars of the Twentieth Century, lasting only six months. It occurred at the very end of the Cold War when the Soviet Union was on the verge of economic collapse.
It also proved to be an easy and lop-sided victory for America, resulting in only 292 soldiers lost. Iraq's casualties, however, were much higher, with 30,000 soldiers killed.
But the war was not without its consequences. After the war, President Bush decided not to dispose Saddam Hussein, considering that regime change would not be a popular topic. And over the years, bigger problems would progress into the twenty-first century.
Image size
5152x3864px 5.42 MB
Make
Canon
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 2217 x 1662px
File Size 931.9 kB
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