Gulf War - Wikipedia
The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States.
Media coverage of the Gulf War - Wikipedia
The first program of this series War, Oil and Power was compiled and released in 1990, before the war broke out. News World Order was the title of another program in the series; it focused on the complicity of the media in promoting the war, as …
For the first time, the United States was directly and openly involved in sending major land forces to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region. For the first time since the fall of the...
Persian Gulf War: Dates & Operation Desert Storm ‑ HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring...
25 Years Later: Photos From the First Time We Invaded Iraq
Jan 16, 2016 · Here is a collection of images from the first Gulf War. Stephen Levin of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, watches President George H.W. Bush announce allied forces’ airstrikes against Iraq at an...
Operation Desert Storm: 25 years on - CNN
Jan 19, 2016 · News organizations around the world carried CNN’s live reporting of the first night of the Gulf War I; that night made television history and catapulted CNN into permanent news prominence....
Desert Storm: A Look Back > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
Operation Desert Storm was the first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War. On Aug. 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein led a well-equipped Iraqi army into Kuwait, a...
21 Facts About the First Gulf War - Military.com
Sep 21, 2015 · 1. The Iran-Iraq War led to Iraq invading Kuwait. Iraq owed $80 million in foreign debt from its 1980-1988 war with Iran. Saddam Hussein demanded Saudi Arabia and Kuwait forgive $30 billion in...
Desert Storm: The first war televised live around the world …
Mar 18, 2015 · That live coverage of war—the first time it had been televised worldwide—transformed the media landscape. CNN became required viewing for informed citizens and heads of state, the one truly ...
The Battle of Khafii was the first major ground combat action of the Gulf War. On 24 Feb., the U.S. and coalition forces began a ground assault on Iraqi defenses. In 100 hours, the Iraqi army was defeated, and Operation Desert Storm ended when the cease-fire de- clared by President Bush took effect on 28 Feb.