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Bookmark or Share- Desert Shield/Desert Storm - NHHCMore than 21,000 naval reservists were called to active duty in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Hussein's repeated rejection to abandon the invasion and leave Kuwait led to the...
- The Gulf War 1990-1991 (Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm) - NHHCThe war consisted of two phases the first was codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi...
- Timeline of the Gulf War (1990–1991) - Wikipedia8 August: Operation Desert Shield is launched by the United States. 9 August: United Nations Security Council Resolution 662 condemns the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 9 August: Iraq closes all its land borders.
- Gulf War - WikipediaActing on the Carter Doctrine policy, and out of fear the Iraqi Army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, US President George H. W. Bush quickly announced that the US would launch a "wholly defensive" mission to prevent Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia, under the codename Operation Desert Shield.
- Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Timeline 1This timeline shows the major events of the United States' involvement in the United Nations' action to liberate the nation of Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces.
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