Gulf war

By Robbiecorbet

  • Iraq Invades Kuwait

    Saddam Hussein claims Kuwait as a province of Iraq

  • Operation Desert Shield

    First US forces arrive in Saudi Arabia

  • UN Involvement

    United Nations authorises any force necessary to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Iraqis are given until the 15th of January 1991 to leave Kuwait

  • Deadline Passes

    Iraq misses their deadline to remove their forces from Kuwait

  • Air Campaign

    Air campaign begins against military leadership targets in Kuwait and Iraq, concentrating on Baghdad

  • US Involvement

    1991 Congress grants President Bush with the authority to use military force against Iraq

  • Desert Storm

    Operation Desert Storm begins. Coalition ground forces drive on Iraqi forces in Kuwait

  • Ceasefire

    Iraq agrees to a ceasefire after 100 hours, also after estimated 10-12,000 Iraqi combat deaths in the air campaign and as many as 10,000 casualties in the ground war. Iraqi forces retreat from Kuwait

  • Permanent Ceasefire

    Iraq accepts the conditions of the permanent ceasefire