<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Gulf War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Clockwise from top : USAF F - 15Es , F - 16s , and a F - 15C flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells ; British troops from the Staffordshire Regiment in Operation Granby ; camera view from a Lockheed AC - 130 ; Highway of Death ; M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> Invasion of Kuwait 2 -- 4 August 1990 Operation Desert Storm 17 January -- 28 February 1991 ( 1 month , 1 week and 4 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Israel , and the Persian Gulf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Coalition victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Iraqi forces expelled from Kuwait </Li> <Li> Kuwaiti monarchy restored </Li> <Li> Destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure </Li> <Li> Failed Shia / Kurdish uprisings against the Iraqi government </Li> <Li> Saddam Hussein regime of the Iraqi Baathist government retains power in Iraq </Li> <Li> UN sanctions against Iraq </Li> <Li> Iraqi no - fly zones established </Li> <Li> United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 establishes cease - fire terms , beginning of the Iraq disarmament timeline 1990 -- 2003 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Li> Republic of Kuwait and the Kuwait Governorate of the de facto 19th governorate of Iraq returned to the State of Kuwait </Li> <Li> Iraqi Kurdistan obtains autonomy , establishment of the northern Iraq no fly zone by the US </Li> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Kuwait United States United Kingdom France Saudi Arabia </P> Coalition forces ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Syria </Li> <Li> Morocco </Li> <Li> Oman </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Qatar </Li> <Li> Bangladesh </Li> <Li> Italy </Li> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Niger </Li> <Li> Philippines </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Argentina </Li> <Li> Senegal </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Poland </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Czechoslovakia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Supported by : Soviet Union </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Iraq Supported by : Yemen PLO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad </Li> <Li> Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah </Li> <Li> George Bush </Li> <Li> Dick Cheney </Li> <Li> Colin Powell </Li> <Li> Norman Schwarzkopf </Li> <Li> John J. Yeosock </Li> <Li> Walter E. Boomer </Li> <Li> Charles Horner </Li> <Li> Stanley Arthur </Li> <Li> J. William Kime </Li> <Li> King Fahd </Li> <Li> Saleh Al - Muhaya </Li> <Li> Khalid bin Sultan </Li> <Li> Margaret Thatcher </Li> <Li> John Major </Li> <Li> Peter de la Billière </Li> <Li> Brian Mulroney </Li> <Li> Hussain Muhammad Ershad </Li> <Li> Shahabuddin Ahmed </Li> <Li> François Mitterrand </Li> <Li> Michel Roquejeoffre </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Saddam Hussein </Li> <Li> Tariq Aziz </Li> <Li> Ali Hassan al - Majid </Li> <Li> Izzat Ibrahim al - Douri </Li> <Li> Salah Aboud Mahmoud </Li> <Li> Hussein Kamel al - Majid </Li> <Li> Abid Hamid Mahmud </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 956,600 , including 700,000 US troops </Td> <Td> 650,000 soldiers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Coalition : 292 killed ( 147 killed by enemy action , 145 non-hostile deaths ) 467 wounded in action 776 wounded 31 tanks destroyed / disabled 28 Bradley IFVs destroyed / damaged 1 M113 APC destroyed 2 British Warrior APCs destroyed 1 Artillery Piece destroyed 75 Aircraft destroyed Kuwait : 4,200 killed 12,000 captured ≈ 200 tanks destroyed / captured 850 + other armored vehicles destroyed / captured 57 aircraft lost At least 8 aircraft captured ( Mirage F1s ) </P> 17 ships sunk , 6 captured </Td> <Td> Iraqi : 25,000 -- 50,000 killed 75,000 + wounded 80,000 captured 3,300 tanks destroyed 2,100 APCs destroyed 2,200 Artillery Pieces destroyed 110 Aircraft destroyed 137 Aircraft escaped to Iran 19 naval ships sunk , 6 damaged </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Kuwaiti civilian losses : Over 1,000 killed 600 missing people Iraqi civilian losses : About 3,664 killed </P> Other civilian losses : 300 civilians killed , more injured </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Gulf War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Clockwise from top : USAF F - 15Es , F - 16s , and a F - 15C flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells ; British troops from the Staffordshire Regiment in Operation Granby ; camera view from a Lockheed AC - 130 ; Highway of Death ; M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> Invasion of Kuwait 2 -- 4 August 1990 Operation Desert Storm 17 January -- 28 February 1991 ( 1 month , 1 week and 4 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Israel , and the Persian Gulf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Coalition victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Iraqi forces expelled from Kuwait </Li> <Li> Kuwaiti monarchy restored </Li> <Li> Destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure </Li> <Li> Failed Shia / Kurdish uprisings against the Iraqi government </Li> <Li> Saddam Hussein regime of the Iraqi Baathist government retains power in Iraq </Li> <Li> UN sanctions against Iraq </Li> <Li> Iraqi no - fly zones established </Li> <Li> United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 establishes cease - fire terms , beginning of the Iraq disarmament timeline 1990 -- 2003 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Li> Republic of Kuwait and the Kuwait Governorate of the de facto 19th governorate of Iraq returned to the State of Kuwait </Li> <Li> Iraqi Kurdistan obtains autonomy , establishment of the northern Iraq no fly zone by the US </Li> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Kuwait United States United Kingdom France Saudi Arabia </P> Coalition forces ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Syria </Li> <Li> Morocco </Li> <Li> Oman </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Qatar </Li> <Li> Bangladesh </Li> <Li> Italy </Li> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Niger </Li> <Li> Philippines </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Argentina </Li> <Li> Senegal </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Poland </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Czechoslovakia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Supported by : Soviet Union </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Iraq Supported by : Yemen PLO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad </Li> <Li> Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah </Li> <Li> George Bush </Li> <Li> Dick Cheney </Li> <Li> Colin Powell </Li> <Li> Norman Schwarzkopf </Li> <Li> John J. Yeosock </Li> <Li> Walter E. Boomer </Li> <Li> Charles Horner </Li> <Li> Stanley Arthur </Li> <Li> J. William Kime </Li> <Li> King Fahd </Li> <Li> Saleh Al - Muhaya </Li> <Li> Khalid bin Sultan </Li> <Li> Margaret Thatcher </Li> <Li> John Major </Li> <Li> Peter de la Billière </Li> <Li> Brian Mulroney </Li> <Li> Hussain Muhammad Ershad </Li> <Li> Shahabuddin Ahmed </Li> <Li> François Mitterrand </Li> <Li> Michel Roquejeoffre </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Saddam Hussein </Li> <Li> Tariq Aziz </Li> <Li> Ali Hassan al - Majid </Li> <Li> Izzat Ibrahim al - Douri </Li> <Li> Salah Aboud Mahmoud </Li> <Li> Hussein Kamel al - Majid </Li> <Li> Abid Hamid Mahmud </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 956,600 , including 700,000 US troops </Td> <Td> 650,000 soldiers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Coalition : 292 killed ( 147 killed by enemy action , 145 non-hostile deaths ) 467 wounded in action 776 wounded 31 tanks destroyed / disabled 28 Bradley IFVs destroyed / damaged 1 M113 APC destroyed 2 British Warrior APCs destroyed 1 Artillery Piece destroyed 75 Aircraft destroyed Kuwait : 4,200 killed 12,000 captured ≈ 200 tanks destroyed / captured 850 + other armored vehicles destroyed / captured 57 aircraft lost At least 8 aircraft captured ( Mirage F1s ) </P> 17 ships sunk , 6 captured </Td> <Td> Iraqi : 25,000 -- 50,000 killed 75,000 + wounded 80,000 captured 3,300 tanks destroyed 2,100 APCs destroyed 2,200 Artillery Pieces destroyed 110 Aircraft destroyed 137 Aircraft escaped to Iran 19 naval ships sunk , 6 damaged </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Kuwaiti civilian losses : Over 1,000 killed 600 missing people Iraqi civilian losses : About 3,664 killed </P> Other civilian losses : 300 civilians killed , more injured </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was involved in the gulf war 1991
who was involved in the gulf war 1991
Kuwait United States United Kingdom France Saudi Arabia Iraq Yemen PLO
Kuwait United States United Kingdom France Saudi Arabia Iraq Yemen PLO