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Diplomatic support :  Soviet Union |  Ba'athist Iraq | ||||||
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 Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. | Saddam Hussein | ||||||
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| 956,600, including 700,000 US troops | 650,000 soldiers | ||||||
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The Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and 39 other countries, led by the United States. It started with the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq on August 2, 1990. Iraq had claimed Kuwait as part of its territory. Iraq is said to have suffered around 80,000-100,000 soldier losses.
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