Description
Gulf War
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Clockwise from top: USAF F-15Es, F-16s, and a F-15C flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells; British troops from the Staffordshire Regiment in Operation Granby; camera view from a Lockheed AC-130; Highway of Death; M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
Date 2 August 1990 â 28 February 1991
(6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Invasion of Kuwait
2â4 August 1990
Operation Desert Storm
17 January â 28 February 1991
(1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Persian Gulf
Result
Coalition victory
Iraqi forces expelled from Kuwait
Kuwaiti monarchy restored
Destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure
Failed Shia/Kurdish uprisings against the Iraqi government
Saddam Hussein regime of the Iraqi Baathist government retains power in Iraq
UN sanctions against Iraq
Iraqi no-fly zones established
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 establishes cease-fire terms, beginning of the Iraq disarmament timeline 1990â2003
Territorial
changes
Republic of Kuwait and the Kuwait Governorate of the de facto 19th governorate of Iraq returned to the State of Kuwait
Iraqi Kurdistan obtains autonomy, establishment of the northern Iraq no fly zone by the US
Belligerents
Kuwait
United States
United Kingdom
France
Saudi Arabia
Coalition forces[show]
Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad
Kuwait Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah
United States George Bush
United States Dick Cheney
United States Colin Powell
United States Norman Schwarzkopf
United States John J. Yeosock
United States Walter E. Boomer
United States Charles Horner
United States Stanley Arthur
United States J. William Kime
Saudi Arabia King Fahd
Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Muhaya
Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Sultan[3][4]
United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher
United Kingdom John Major
United Kingdom Peter de la Billière
Canada Brian Mulroney
France François Mitterrand
France Michel Roquejeoffre
Ba'athist Iraq Saddam Hussein
Ba'athist Iraq Tariq Aziz
Ba'athist Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid
Ba'athist Iraq Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Ba'athist Iraq Salah Aboud Mahmoud
Ba'athist Iraq Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Ba'athist Iraq Abid Hamid Mahmud
Strength
956,600, including 700,000 US troops[5][6] 650,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Coalition:
292 killed (147 killed by enemy action, 145 non-hostile deaths)
467 wounded in action
776 wounded[7]
31 tanks destroyed/disabled[8][9][10][11][12][13] [14][15]
28 Bradley IFVs destroyed/damaged
[16][17]
1 M113 APC destroyed
2 British Warrior APCs destroyed
1 Artillery Piece destroyed
75 Aircraft destroyed[18]
Kuwait:
4,200 killed
12,000 captured
â200 tanks destroyed/captured
850+ other armored vehicles destroyed/captured
57 aircraft lost
8 aircraft captured (Mirage F1s)
17 ships sunk, 6 captured[19] Iraqi:
25,000â50,000 killed[20]
75,000+ wounded[7]
80,000 captured[20]
3,300 tanks destroyed[20]
2,100 APCs destroyed[20]
2,200 Artillery Pieces destroyed[20]
110 Aircraft destroyed[18]
137 Aircraft escaped to Iran[18]
19 ships sunk, 6 damaged[18]
Kuwaiti civilian losses:
Over 1,000 killed[21]
600 missing people[22]
Iraqi civilian losses:
About 3,664 killed[23]
Other civilian losses:
300 civilians killed, more injured[24]
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The Gulf War (2 August 1990 â 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 â 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 â 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
Gulf War
Gulf War Photobox.jpg
Clockwise from top: USAF F-15Es, F-16s, and a F-15C flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells; British troops from the Staffordshire Regiment in Operation Granby; camera view from a Lockheed AC-130; Highway of Death; M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
Date 2 August 1990 â 28 February 1991
(6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Invasion of Kuwait
2â4 August 1990
Operation Desert Storm
17 January â 28 February 1991
(1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Persian Gulf
Result
Coalition victory
Iraqi forces expelled from Kuwait
Kuwaiti monarchy restored
Destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure
Failed Shia/Kurdish uprisings against the Iraqi government
Saddam Hussein regime of the Iraqi Baathist government retains power in Iraq
UN sanctions against Iraq
Iraqi no-fly zones established
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 establishes cease-fire terms, beginning of the Iraq disarmament timeline 1990â2003
Territorial
changes
Republic of Kuwait and the Kuwait Governorate of the de facto 19th governorate of Iraq returned to the State of Kuwait
Iraqi Kurdistan obtains autonomy, establishment of the northern Iraq no fly zone by the US
Belligerents
Kuwait
United States
United Kingdom
France
Saudi Arabia
Coalition forces[show]
Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad
Kuwait Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah
United States George Bush
United States Dick Cheney
United States Colin Powell
United States Norman Schwarzkopf
United States John J. Yeosock
United States Walter E. Boomer
United States Charles Horner
United States Stanley Arthur
United States J. William Kime
Saudi Arabia King Fahd
Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Muhaya
Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Sultan[3][4]
United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher
United Kingdom John Major
United Kingdom Peter de la Billière
Canada Brian Mulroney
France François Mitterrand
France Michel Roquejeoffre
Ba'athist Iraq Saddam Hussein
Ba'athist Iraq Tariq Aziz
Ba'athist Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid
Ba'athist Iraq Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Ba'athist Iraq Salah Aboud Mahmoud
Ba'athist Iraq Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Ba'athist Iraq Abid Hamid Mahmud
Strength
956,600, including 700,000 US troops[5][6] 650,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Coalition:
292 killed (147 killed by enemy action, 145 non-hostile deaths)
467 wounded in action
776 wounded[7]
31 tanks destroyed/disabled[8][9][10][11][12][13] [14][15]
28 Bradley IFVs destroyed/damaged
[16][17]
1 M113 APC destroyed
2 British Warrior APCs destroyed
1 Artillery Piece destroyed
75 Aircraft destroyed[18]
Kuwait:
4,200 killed
12,000 captured
â200 tanks destroyed/captured
850+ other armored vehicles destroyed/captured
57 aircraft lost
8 aircraft captured (Mirage F1s)
17 ships sunk, 6 captured[19] Iraqi:
25,000â50,000 killed[20]
75,000+ wounded[7]
80,000 captured[20]
3,300 tanks destroyed[20]
2,100 APCs destroyed[20]
2,200 Artillery Pieces destroyed[20]
110 Aircraft destroyed[18]
137 Aircraft escaped to Iran[18]
19 ships sunk, 6 damaged[18]
Kuwaiti civilian losses:
Over 1,000 killed[21]
600 missing people[22]
Iraqi civilian losses:
About 3,664 killed[23]
Other civilian losses:
300 civilians killed, more injured[24]
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President of the United States
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The Gulf War (2 August 1990 â 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 â 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 â 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
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IMS SKU: SCAN-TELE-01632151
IMPORTANT! WHEN BUYING PHOTOS FROM US:
All the original vintage images are sold without watermarks.
All our press photos are LIMITED ARCHIVE ORIGINALS - they are not reprints or digital prints produced by us. We sell them in the same conditions they were given to us by the archives.
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Since the photos are old press photograps they may have scratches, lines or other wears of time, which just underlines the authenticity and age of the photos.
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