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1991 Persian Gulf War (view source)
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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]].|300px]]
{{Military conflict
| image =[[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]]
| conflict =Gulf War
| partof =
| date =August 2, 1990-March 5, 1991
| location =[[Iraq]] and [[Kuwait]]
| combatant1 =[[Iraq]]
| combatant2 =[[Kuwait]]<br>[[USA]]<br>[[United Kingdom]]<br>[[Saudi-Arabia]]
| commander1 =[[Saddam Hussein]]
| commander2 =[[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]]
| strength1 =650.000
| strength2 =956.600
| casualties1 =20.000–35.000 deaths
| casualties2 =1.200 deaths (Kuwait), 392 deaths (others)
}}
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 and air forces of, among others, the ''United States'', the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Canada]] 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 and air forces of, among others, the ''United States'', the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Canada]] and [[South Korea]] forced Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait on February 28, 1991.