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Gulf War
Date	August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991
Location	Iraq; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Persian Gulf; Israel;
Result	Indecisive Iraqi forces expelled from Kuwait; Kuwaiti monarchy restored; Destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure; Coalition forces fail to advance past the Iraq-Kuwait border into southern Iraq; Iraq launches missiles against Saudi Arabian targets; Iraqi rocket attacks on Israel; Failed Shia/Kurdish uprisings against the Iraqi government; Iraqi Kurdistan obtains autonomy, establishment of the northern Iraq no fly zone by the US; Saddam Hussein of the Ba'athist government retains power in Iraq; UN sanctions against Iraq maintained until 2003; United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 establishes cease-fire terms, beginning of the Iraq disarmament controversies;
Belligerents
United States; Saudi Arabia; United Kingdom; Egypt; France; Syria; Morocco; Kuwait; Oman; Pakistan; Canada; United Arab Emirates; Qatar; Bangladesh; Italy; Australia; Netherlands; Niger; Sweden; Argentina; Senegal; Spain; Bahrain; Belgium; Poland; South Korea; Norway; Czechoslovakia; Greece; Denmark; New Zealand; Hungary Diplomatic support : Iran; Soviet Union	Ba'athist Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.	Saddam Hussein
Strength
956,600, including 700,000 US troops	650,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Military dead:; 1,000–2,000; Civilian dead:; 500–1,000;	Military dead:; 80,000–100,000; Civilian dead:; 5,000–7,000;

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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