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After Saddam launched an invasion of his oil-rich neighbour, Kuwait, in 1990, US President George HW Bush, the younger Bush’s father, declared his intention to impose “liberal democracy” in Iraq, opening a floodgate for US neoconservative politicians who pushed for Saddam to be deposed. Iraq was represented mostly by its own VII Corps and its Jihad Corps. [189] Its most notable participants were its elite Republican Guard Divisions Tawakalna, Medina, Hammurabi, and Adnan. [209] [210] The first three of these had a strength of over 660 tanks, 660 infantry fighting vehicles, and thousands of antitank weapons, self propelled artillery, and other combat systems. [189] The Tawakalna Republican Guard Division was Iraq's most powerful division which included approximately 14,000 soldiers, 220 T-72 tanks, 284 infantry fighting vehicles, 126 artillery pieces, and 18 MLRS. [211] The Iraqi 52nd Armored Division was also a primary participant. [204] It was a powerful division consisting of 245 tanks and 195 armored fighting vehicles. [212] The Iraqi 10th and 12th Armored Divisions were also present. The two divisions formed the foundation of the Jihad Corps. [189] The Iraqi 10th Armored Division was considered the best regular division in the Iraqi Army. [213] It had more modern equipment than the other regular Iraqi units. [213] It was equipped with T-72 and T-62 tanks. [213] The T-62 tank being its primary system. [213] Overall the primary tank of the Iraqi forces was the T-55 tank. [214] The Iraqis fielded them in great numbers. [214] The Iraqis also had elements of two other independent armored brigades in theatre, those being the 50th and 29th Armored Brigades. [215] Sifry, Micah; Cerf, Christopher (1991). The Gulf War Reader. New York, NY: Random House. ISBN 978-0-8129-1947-9. Fetter, Steve; Lewis, George N.; Gronlund, Lisbeth (28 January 1993). "Why were Casualties so low?" (PDF). Nature. London: Nature Publishing Group. 361 (6410): 293–296. doi: 10.1038/361293a0. hdl: 1903/4282. S2CID 4343235.

a b c "DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM A CHRONOLOGY AND TROOP LIST FOR THE 1990–1991 PERSIAN GULF CRISIS" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2019 . Retrieved 18 December 2018. The largest accident among coalition forces happened on 21 March 1991, when a Royal Saudi Air Force C-130H crashed in heavy smoke on approach to Ras Al-Mishab Airport, Saudi Arabia. 92 Senegalese soldiers and six Saudi crew members were killed. [271]The settlement of Bargetown is a Coalition-run boat city located in the Sunrise Islands. The settlement is joint-owned by the Winthrop Family and the Coalition, and it gives 25% of its revenue to fund the Coalition-ran Gold Leaf Army [1]. It is known for its heavy anti-mutant sentiment, which was enforced by Elias Winthrop and his government in 2149.

Morin, Jean H.; Gimblett, Richard Howard (1997). Operation Friction, 1990–1991: The Canadian Forces in the Persian Gulf. Dundurn Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-55002-257-5. Royce, Knut (3 January 1991). "Iraq Offers Deal to Quit Kuwait U.S. rejects it, but stays 'interested' ". Newsday Washington Bureau. Long Island, N.Y. p.5 . Retrieved 24 October 2010. In the days after the book's initial release, four of the five co-authors released opinion statements in The Daily Telegraph on why the United Kingdom should implement their policies. Depleted Uranium Health Effects". ead.anl.gov. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013 . Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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Main article: 1991 Iraqi uprisings Civilians and coalition military forces wave Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian flags as they celebrate the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait. See also: Battle of Al Busayyah, Battle of Phase Line Bullet, Battle of 73 Easting, Battle of Norfolk, Battle of Medina Ridge, Battle of Kuwait International Airport, and Battle of Rumaila M109 howitzers belonging to 4th Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Division (FWD) conducts artillery strikes on Iraqi positions during the 1st Gulf War. 4-3 FA was the primary fire support battalion for Task Force 1–41 during the 1st Gulf War, February 1991. al-Khalil, Samir (11 April 1991). "Iraq and Its Future | by Samir al-Khalil | The New York Review of Books". www.nybooks.com.

Screaming Eagles: The 101st Airborne Division from D-Day to Desert Storm by Christopher J Anderson P.8 Many of the targets were chosen only secondarily to contribute to the military defeat of Iraq... Military planners hoped the bombing would amplify the economic and psychological impact of international sanctions on Iraqi society... They deliberately did great harm to Iraq's ability to support itself as an industrial society... [309] Forbes, Daniel (15 May 2000). "Gulf War crimes?". Salon Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011 . Retrieved 4 December 2005. The settlements of the Coalition all share the concept of being located on a boat and being constructed of scrap metal. The usage of the settlement's locations are used for transportation from threats. I would guess if we had gone in there, we would still have forces in Baghdad today. We'd be running the country. We would not have been able to get everybody out and bring everybody home.Washingtonpost.com: Fog of War – Post Archive". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 25 March 2021. I said that humanitarian aid wasn’t getting through because of problems on the Israeli side — that’s not an opinion, it’s a fact,” De Croo told the Belgian newspaper Le Soirafter his Rafah press conference with Sánchez. “We’re going to invite the Israeli ambassador to Brussels for a coffee and we’ll repeat our position,” he said. De Croo did not comment on recognition of a Palestinian state. a b Cirincione, Joseph (October 1992). "The Performance of the Patriot Missile in the war" (PDF). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2003 . Retrieved 4 December 2005. Global Positioning System (GPS) units were relatively new at the time and were important in enabling coalition units to easily navigate across the desert. Since military GPS receivers were not available for most troops, many used commercially available units. To permit these to be used to best effect, the "selective availability" feature of the GPS system was turned off for the duration of Desert Storm, allowing these commercial receivers to provide the same precision as the military equipment. [349] The Use of Terror During Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait". 22 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016 . Retrieved 2 May 2016.