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17th January 1991: Gulf War combat begins with Operation Desert Storm

  • 17th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Gulf War, Iraq, Kuwait, Military, Saddam Hussein, USA, War

On the 17th January 1991, the combat phase of the Gulf War began as Operation Desert Storm was launched to destroy Iraq’s military and civilian infrastructure through an enormous aerial bombing campaign.

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22nd September 1980: Iraq-Iran war begins

  • 22nd September 2019
  • Tagged as: Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Oil, Saddam Hussein, War

On the 22nd September 1980, the longest conventional war of the 20th Century began when Iraq launched an invasion of Iran.

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