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[[Image:USAF F-16A F-15C F-15E Desert Storm pic.jpg|right|thumb|USAF F-16A, F-15C, F-15E combat aircraft flying over burning oil wells during [[Operation Desert Storm]].]]
[[Image:USAF F-16A F-15C F-15E Desert Storm pic.jpg|right|thumb|USAF F-16A, F-15C, F-15E combat aircraft flying over burning oil wells during [[Operation Desert Storm]].|300px]]
The '''Gulf War''' was started when [[Iraq]], under [[Saddam Hussein]]'s leadership, invaded [[Kuwait]] on August 2, 1990. The [[United Nations]] commanded Saddam to leave Kuwait but he rejected the idea. After much planning an international force involving the armies of The [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and [[South Korea]] forced Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait on February 28, 1991.
The '''Gulf War''' was started when [[Iraq]], under [[Saddam Hussein]]'s leadership, invaded [[Kuwait]] on August 2, 1990. The [[United Nations]] commanded Saddam to leave Kuwait but he rejected the idea. After much planning an international force involving the armies of The [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and [[South Korea]] forced Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait on February 28, 1991.