Coalition of the Gulf War
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On 29 November 1990, the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorized the assembly of a multinational military coalition to liberate Iraqi-occupied Kuwait by "all necessary me
Multinational group (Qatari F1 Mirage & Alpha Jet, French F1 Mirage, U.S. F-16, and Canadian CF-18 Air Forces) of fighter jets during Operation Desert Shield
Czechoslovak soldiers during Operation Desert Shield.
Coalition troops from Egypt, France, Oman, Syria, and Kuwait stand for review during Operation Desert Storm.
A Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado F3 during Operation Desert Storm
The Liberation of Kuwait campaign was between 24 and 28 February 1991, consisting of a major ground offensive into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait following the successful Gulf War air campaign. Approximately 6
Coalition of the Gulf War
…Kingdom, France, Canada, Italy, Australia, and Turkey. On 23 February 1991, the aerial bombardment campaign came to an end and the coalition began a ground offensive into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait and parts of Iraq. The Iraqi military was devastated in the fighting, and Kuwait was declared completely free of the occupation on 28 February 1991. The coalition is…
Two abandoned Iraqi T-55s of 26th Armored Brigade, 5th Mechanized Division "Muhammad ibn al Qasim" near Kuwait City (26 February 1991)
An American M60 tank breaching the Iraqi defense line in Kuwait on 24 February
An M1 Abrams tank moving out during the Gulf War
Aerial view of destroyed Iraqi T-72 tank, BMP-1, and Type 63 armored personnel carriers and trucks on Highway 8 in March 1991