He combined the language of the Islamist groups that had recently fought in Afghanistan with the rhetoric Iran had long used to attack the Saudis. He argued that the US-supported Saudi state was an illegitimate and unworthy guardian of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. [199] U.S. Marine Corps armor units would destroy hundreds of Iraqi tanks by the end of combat operations. (The full declassified presentation can be seen here:[83]) The conclusions were threefold: first, oil stocks needed to be increased among members of the International Energy Agency and, if necessary, released early if the oil market was disrupted; second, the United States needed to beef up the security of friendly Arab states in the region; and third, an embargo should be placed on sales of military equipment to Iran and Iraq. In response to the joint call, an array of countries joined the American-led coalition, forming the largest military alliance since World War II. Due to lack of sufficient ground cover to carry out their assignment, One Zero and Three Zero abandoned their operations, while Two Zero remained, and was later compromised, with only Sergeant Chris Ryan escaping to Syria. It said the "use of measures commensurate to the specific circumstances as may be necessary to halt all inward and outward maritime shipping in order to inspect and verify their cargoes and destinations and to ensure strict implementation of resolution 661. [citation needed], Both sides suffered casualties, although Iraqi forces sustained substantially more dead and captured than the allied forces. It had reasonable armour protection and a 30mm gun. Most of the press information came from briefings organized by the military. On 22 January 1991, a Scud missile hit the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, after two coalition Patriots failed to intercept it. On the NBC Nightly News, correspondent Mike Boettcher reported unusual air activity in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The missile attack killed 28 US military personnel. Terms in other languages include French: la Guerre du Golfe and German: Golfkrieg (Gulf War); German: Zweiter Golfkrieg (Second Gulf War); French: Guerre du Kowet (War of Kuwait). The Coalition campaign that began in January 1991 opened with five weeks of air strikes that attacked both strategic targets and tactical units. A National Security Planning Group meeting was formed, chaired by then Vice President George H. W. Bush, to review US options. [citation needed], On 25 February 1991, Iraqi forces fired a Scud missile at an American barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. TF 141 IN fired TOW missiles at the Iraqi formation destroying one tank. MSN Encarta. The 2nd Marine Division played a major role repelling the attempted Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia which is known as the Battle of Khafji. [189] The primary American attack helicopter was the Boeing AH-64 Apache (Army) with the Bell AH-1 Cobra (Army and Marines) also being in theatre. [citation needed]. [308], During the conflict, coalition aircrew shot down over Iraq were displayed as prisoners of war on TV, most with visible signs of abuse. [174], The 1st Infantry Division's Task Force 2-16 Infantry cleared four lanes simultaneously through an enemy fortified trench system while inflicting heavy casualties on Iraqi forces. [citation needed], According to the Project on Defense Alternatives study, between 20,000 and 26,000 Iraqi military personnel were killed in the conflict while 75,000 others were wounded. The station was short-lived, ending shortly after President Bush declared the ceasefire and Kuwait's liberation. [318], On 6 August 1990, after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 661 which imposed economic sanctions on Iraq, providing for a full trade embargo, excluding medical supplies, food and other items of humanitarian necessity, these to be determined by the council's sanctions committee. In all, 190 coalition troops were killed by Iraqi fire during the war, 113 of whom were American, out of 358 coalition deaths. "[91][92], The US administration had at first been indecisive with an "undertone of resignation to the invasion and even adaptation to it as a fait accompli" until the UK's prime minister Margaret Thatcher played a powerful role, reminding the President that appeasement in the 1930s had led to war, that Saddam would have the whole Gulf at his mercy along with 65 percent of the world's oil supply, and famously urging President Bush "not to go wobbly". For more information, see: Gulf War. [251] Scenes of burned and mutilated bodies were subsequently broadcast, and controversy arose over the bunker's status, with some stating that it was a civilian shelter, while others contended that it was a center of Iraqi military operations, and that the civilians had been deliberately moved there to act as human shields. The Gulf War[b] was a 19901991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. [187], The primary combat vehicles of the American divisions were the M1A1 Abrams tank and the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. For the 2006 operation by the Iraqi insurgency, see, Israeli civilians taking shelter from missiles (top) and aftermath of attack in Ramat Gan, Israel (bottom), The examples and perspective in this section, Public relations campaign targeting the public, Iraqi Scud missile strikes on Israel and Saudi Arabia, Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia (Battle of Khafji), Coalition bombing of Iraq's civilian infrastructure, The numbering of Persian Gulf conflicts depends on whether the, The war is also known under other names, such as the, Since 1988 the PLO had assumed, for Arab League purposes, the seat for the, Gulf War coalition forces (latest available) by country, M60 vs T-62 Cold War Combatants 195692 by Lon Nordeen & David Isby. sfnp error: no target: CITEREFBourqueBurdan2007 (. [84][clarification needed][85] On 3 August 1990, the Arab League passed its own resolution, which called for a solution to the conflict from within the league, and warned against outside intervention. [293] Some say that depleted uranium is not a significant health hazard unless it is taken into the body. The continued presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia after the war was one of the stated motivations behind the 11 September terrorist attacks,[315] the Khobar Towers bombing, and the date chosen for the 1998 US embassy bombings (7 August), which was eight years to the day that US troops were sent to Saudi Arabia. The proposal also "include[d] offers to negotiate an oil agreement with the United States 'satisfactory to both nations' national security interests,' develop a joint plan 'to alleviate Iraq's economical and financial problems' and 'jointly work on the stability of the gulf. Marine Task Force Ripper destroyed about 100 Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers, including T-72 tanks. The missiles were fired at both military and civilian targets. However, Iraqi air defenses shot down nine US aircraft. So, I think we got it right, both when we decided to expel him from Kuwait, but also when the President made the decision that we'd achieved our objectives and we were not going to go get bogged down in the problems of trying to take over and govern Iraq. Operation Desert Storm was only a day old when Tornado pilots John Peters and John Nichol were shot down in Iraqi territory and subsequently tortured and par. Desert Storm/Shield Valorous Unit Award Citations. Iraq fired 88 Scud missiles during the war's seven weeks. Among the American combat dead were four female soldiers. One Saudi civilian was killed, and 78 others were injured. They'd already learned to scamper off into the desert when our aircraft started to attack. We understand that and our opinion is that you should have the opportunity to rebuild your country. [208], Iraq was represented mostly by its own VII Corps and its Jihad Corps. 'What you saw was a bunch of buried trenches with peoples' arms and things sticking out of them. Some estimate that Iraq sustained between 20,000 and 35,000 fatalities. The Marines destroyed 30 to 40 Iraqi T-72 tanks which had taken up defensive positions around the airport. The light aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. [citation needed] On 27 February, Saddam ordered a retreat from Kuwait,[citation needed] and President Bush declared it liberated. The Iraqi 80th Armored Brigade would also fall victim to the British 1st Armoured Division. In their co-written 1998 book, A World Transformed, Bush and Brent Scowcroft argued that such a course would have fractured the alliance, and would have had many unnecessary political and human costs associated with it. Iraq and Libya were the only two Arab League states that opposed the resolution for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait; the PLO[c] opposed it as well. The Iraqi attack had two prongs, with the primary attack force driving south straight for Kuwait City down the main highway, and a supporting attack force entering Kuwait farther west, but then turning and driving east, cutting off Kuwait City from the country's southern half. A patrolling E-8 Joint STARS aircraft observed the retreating forces and relayed the information to the DDM-8 air operations center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [157] On 17 February 1991 the Task Force took enemy mortar fire, but the enemy forces managed to escape. In a US bid to open full diplomatic relations with Iraq, the country was removed from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Researchers have said that they did not have enough information to link birth defects with exposure to toxic substances. These systems provided essential communications links between air, ground, and naval forces. [citation needed] The first units to move into Iraq were three patrols of the British Special Air Service's B squadron, call signs Bravo One Zero, Bravo Two Zero, and Bravo Three Zero, in late January. Operation DESERT STORM remains one of the shortest and least costly of America's military victories. It was a conflict (albeit much forgotten today) many analysts and pundits of the time doubted the United States could win . The Saudis had lent Iraq some 26billion dollars during its war with Iran. 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[268], The number of coalition wounded in combat was 776, including 458 Americans. [citation needed], After the invasion, the Iraqi military looted over $1 billion in banknotes from Kuwait's Central Bank. New York Times reporter Maureen Dowd wrote, "With the Iraqi leader facing military defeat, Mr. Bush decided that he would rather gamble on a violent and potentially unpopular ground war than risk the alternative: an imperfect settlement hammered out by the Soviets and Iraqis that world opinion might accept as tolerable."[295]. A briefing paper finalized on the day that the conflict ended draws on their findings which had two main conclusions: Many developing states were severely affected and while there has been a considerable response to the crisis, the distribution of assistance was highly selective. The British 1st Armoured Division had two brigades (the 4th and 7th) which participated in Operation Granby, the name given to the British military operations during the 1991 Gulf War. In order for the cartel to maintain its desired price of $18 per barrel, discipline was required. [152][168], On 24 February 1991 the 1st Cavalry Division conducted a couple artillery missions against Iraqi artillery units. [citation needed], It was CNN whose coverage gained the most popularity and its wartime coverage is often cited as one of the landmark events in the network's history, ultimately leading to the establishment of CNN International. [343], The role of Iraq's Scud missiles featured prominently in the war. Another 44 soldiers were killed and 57 wounded by friendly fire. This thunderstorm, captured by Mike Olbinski, had the sky all to itself south of Aguila, Ariz., earlier this week. The Soviet Union condemned Baghdad's aggression against Kuwait, but did not support the United States and allied intervention in Iraq and tried to avert it. The British 1st Armoured Division had traveled 217 miles in 97 hours. [161], Task Force 1-41 Infantry was the first coalition force to breach the Saudi Arabian border on 15 February 1991 and conduct ground combat operations in Iraq engaging in direct and indirect fire fights with the enemy on 17 February 1991. At the conference, Iraq was authorized to fly armed helicopters on their side of the temporary border, ostensibly for government transit due to the damage done to civilian infrastructure. Only selected journalists were allowed to visit the front lines or conduct interviews with soldiers. [66], I know you need funds. Myatt said,[194] "During the first day of combat operations 1st Platoon, D Company, 3rd Tank Battalion destroyed 15 Iraqi tanks". [citation needed] The air campaign was commanded by USAF Lieutenant General Chuck Horner, who briefly served as US Central Command's Commander-in-Chief Forward while General Schwarzkopf was still in the US. Thousands of Iraqi troops were killed. And the answer is, not that damned many. [86] The Arab states of Yemen and Jordan a Western ally which bordered Iraq and relied on the country for economic support[87] opposed military intervention from non-Arab states. "[62] The US sent aerial refuelling planes and combat ships to the Persian Gulf in response to these threats. [319][320][321], The draining of the Qurna Marshes was an irrigation project in Iraq during and immediately after the war, to drain a large area of marshes in the TigrisEuphrates river system. [193] The division commander Maj. Gen. J.M. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [303] In 2012, 80,000 Palestinians (without Jordanian citizenship) lived in Kuwait. [253], According to Kanan Makiya, "For the Iraqi people, the cost of enforcing the will of the United Nations has been grotesque. [242], Canada was one of the first countries to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and it quickly agreed to join the US-led coalition. These combat operations resulted in the destruction of 50 enemy tanks, 139 APCs, 30 air defense systems, 152 artillery pieces, 27 missile launchers, 108 mortars, and 548 wheeled vehicles, 61 trench lines and bunker positions, 92 dug in and open infantry targets, and 34 logistical sites. Archived copy" (PDF). The Kuwaitis quickly liberated the city despite losing one soldier and having one plane shot down. [327], The resulting fires burned uncontrollably because of the dangers of sending in firefighting crews. [325] About 3040% of this came from allied raids on Iraqi coastal targets. [53] The Iraqi government described it as a form of economic warfare,[53] which it claimed was aggravated by Kuwait slant-drilling across the border into Iraq's Rumaila oil field. [207] The British 1st Armoured Division destroyed or isolated four Iraqi infantry divisions (the 26th, 48th, 31st, and 25th) and overran the Iraqi 52nd Armored Division in several sharp engagements. A 1991 report by Middle East Watch said that at least one Saudi civilian was killed after they were hit by Iraqi shelling in Riyadh. Allied strikes thoroughly broke up the Iraqi air defenses, and the decoys weren`t used after the war`s first . Some authors have called it the Second Gulf War to distinguish it from the IranIraq War. [169] On 24 February 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division rolled through the breach in the Iraqi defense west of Wadi al-Batin and also cleared the northeastern sector of the breach site of enemy resistance. [179] It was a formidable fighting force consisting of 1,487 tanks, 1,384 infantry fighting vehicles, 568 artillery pieces, 132 MLRS, 8 missile launchers, and 242 attack helicopters. Everyone can cause harm according to their ability and their size. This was a vital step in ensuring Arab states were represented in the coalition. Blake Stilwell. Operation Desert Storm began on January 17 1991 and lasted for 43 days, ending in victory on 28 February 1991 for the United States and the coalition forces from Europe, Canada and Arab Nations. [49] Iraq's debts to Kuwait amounted to $14billion. [citation needed], In December 1990, Iraq made a proposal to withdraw from Kuwait provided that foreign troops left the region and that an agreement was reached regarding the Palestinian problem and the dismantlement of both Israel's and Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Iraq was also known to have a nuclear weapons program, but the report about it from January 1991 was partially declassified by the CIA on 26 May 2001. [citation needed], The World Bank responded by speeding up the disbursement of existing project and adjustment loans. [153] 141 Infantry was assisted by the 1st Squadron, 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The UK drew the border between Kuwait and Iraq in 1922, making Iraq almost entirely landlocked. A few combat sorties were flown against Iraqi ground forces. [289][290][291][292], Depleted uranium has 40% less radioactivity than natural uranium, but the negative effects should not be overlooked. However, if allowed to enter the body, depleted uranium, like natural uranium, has the potential for both chemical and radiological toxicity with the two important target organs being the kidneys and the lungs. And the final point that I think needs to be made is this question of casualties. Shortly after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the organization Citizens for a Free Kuwait was formed in the US. The revellers who made it to Kelvinbridge, holding Hussein-branded tickets, saw "Death Or Glory" written on another . The US also disliked Iraqi support for Palestinian militant groups, which led to Iraq's inclusion on the developing US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism in December 1979. [222], Kuwaiti forces were tasked with liberating the city. The French called their contribution Opration Daguet. Desert Storm was a sustained 43-day air campaign including four days of ground operations by the United States and its allies against Iraq between Jan. 17, 1991 and Feb. 28, 1991. [44] Kuwait had been a part of the Ottoman Empire's province of Basra, something that Iraq claimed made Kuwait rightful Iraqi territory. [106], The US Navy dispatched two naval battle groups built around the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Independence to the Persian Gulf, where they were ready by 8 August. [36] The U.S. Marine Corps also fought the biggest tank battle in its history at Kuwait International Airport. In the end, however, many governments were persuaded by Iraq's belligerence towards other Arab states, offers of economic aid or debt forgiveness, and threats to withhold aid. This policy was heavily influenced by the military's experience with the Vietnam War, in which public opposition within the US grew throughout the war's course. [152], The U.S. VII Corps was the primary combat formation of the coalition forces. It has been suggested that the sturdy construction techniques used in Israeli cities, coupled with the fact that Scuds were only launched at night, played an important role in limiting the number of casualties from Scud attacks. Following the war's end, Australia deployed a medical unit on Operation Habitat to northern Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort. This came after the Kuwaiti government formally forgave the group. About 25% of Saudi Arabia's contribution was paid with in-kind services to the troops, such as food and transportation. [116], Many of the coalition countries were reluctant to commit military forces. The US, the UK, and the Soviet Union rejected it; US Ambassador to the UN Thomas Pickering stated that the French proposal was unacceptable, because it went beyond previous Council resolutions on the Iraqi invasion. Formerly covering an area of around 3,000km2 (1,200sqmi), the large complex of wetlands were nearly emptied of water, and the local Shi'ite population relocated, following the war and 1991 uprisings. The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait were consistently overproducing; the latter at least in part to repair losses caused by Iranian attacks in the IranIraq War and to pay for the losses of an economic scandal. [citation needed], The Battle of Khafji was an example of how air power could single-handedly hinder the advance of enemy ground forces. [citation needed], A day after the deadline set in Resolution 678, the coalition launched a massive air campaign, which began the general offensive codenamed Operation Desert Storm. For the next hour the Task Force fought several small battles with Iraqi reconnaissance units. [237], Coalition members included Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America. menu [177][178] The battles at 73 Easting, Norfolk, and Medina Ridge are well noted for their historical significance. [160] The Iraqis continued probing operations against the Task Force for approximately two hours. Moments later, Brokaw announced to his viewers that the air attack had begun. [190] U.S. A-10 "Warthog" crews would destroy 900 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 other military vehicles and 1,200 artillery pieces during combat operations. The plan was approved by President Reagan and later affirmed by the G7 leaders headed by the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, in the London Summit of 1984. [223] However, an Iraqi unit at Kuwait International Airport appeared not to have received the message and fiercely resisted. Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division by Russ & Susan Bryant P.85, sfnp error: no target: CITEREFMakiyaNew_York_Review_of_Books1991 (, Miller, Judith. "[332], Newspapers all over the world also covered the war and Time magazine published a special issue dated 28 January 1991, the headline "War in the Gulf" emblazoned on the cover over a picture of Baghdad taken as the war began. [190] Its most notable participants were its elite Republican Guard Divisions Tawakalna, Medina, Hammurabi, and Adnan. 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