Operation Desert Storm
Kuwait liberation campaign
Operation Desert Storm was the 1991 U.S.-led military campaign that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
The operation followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 and featured an intensive air campaign followed by a swift ground war lasting just 100 hours.
The name established a template for dramatic military operation names combining "Desert" with forceful nouns.
- Saddam HusseinIraqi authoritarian ruler, executed
- Gulf War1991 Kuwait liberation
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- coalition forcesMultinational military alliance
- ground warArmed conflict on terrain
stealth aircraft · Schwarzkopf · CNN · live coverage · yellow ribbon · shock and awe · satellite communications · oil fires · reconnaissance missions · Iraq · Colin Powell · regional instability · naval blockade · armored divisions · air superiority · Kuwait · GPS navigation · bombing
- Code NamesManhattan Project, Castle Bravo, Iraqi Freedom, Project MKUltra, Trinity
- Gulf WarGulf War, Saddam Hussein, Norman Schwarzkopf, Schwarzkopf, Scud missiles
- War ProgramsManhattan Project, Lend-Lease, D-Day
- Gulf HistoryPersian Gulf, Gulf States, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, pearl diving
- Tank warfaretank, tanks, main battle tank, MBT, heavy tank
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
Operation Desert Stormpeace negotiation
Dialogue to end conflict
diplomatic resolution · ceasefire · peace treaty · Camp David Accords · armistice
Operation Desert Stormpeacekeeping mission
Military effort to prevent conflict
Operation Desert StormVietnam War
Cold-era Indochina military engagement
Mogadishu · Black Hawk Down · Tet Offensive · Fall of Saigon · Iran hostage crisis