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The Gulf war was a war between the 16th
January to the 28th February 1991 between
Iraq and a coalition of 28 nations led by the
USA. (It is also another name for the
Iran-Iraq War). The invasion and annexation
of Kuwait by Iraq on the 2nd August 1990
provoked a build-up of US troops in Saudi
Arabia, eventually totalling over 500,000.
The UK subsequently deployed 42,000 troops,
France 15,000, Egypt 20,000, and other
nations smaller contingents. An air
offensive lasting six weeks, in which `smart'
weapons came of age, destroyed about
one-third of Iraqi equipment and inflicted
massive casualties.
Subject by: Andrew Row