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// DECLASSIFIED · OPEN SOURCE// FILE #004 · 1991 · IRAQ/KUWAIT// THE WAR ROOM DESK
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Operation Desert Storm

US-led coalition campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. 100-hour ground war.

Year1991
TheaterIraq/Kuwait
StatusCOMPLETE
File№ 004

━━━ Units of Record ━━━

  • 01US Central Command
  • 02VII Corps
  • 03XVIII Airborne Corps
  • 041st Marine Division

Outcome

Kuwait liberated. Iraqi military devastated. Ceasefire declared February 28, 1991.

━━━ Full Report ━━━

Operation Desert Storm began on January 17, 1991 with a massive air campaign against Iraqi military targets. The 38-day air campaign was followed by a 100-hour ground offensive that liberated Kuwait and destroyed much of Iraq's military capability.

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FILE #004 · 1991 · warroom.report