ðɪ əfˈɛnsɪv wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn æt sˈɛvən ˈeɪ.ˈɛm ænd ðə mˈɪʃən ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃt ɪn nˈoʊmˌoːɹ ðɐn fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ˈaʊɚz baɪ kɹˈʌʃɪŋ ðɪ ɪɹˈæki fˈoːɹɾi fˈɪfθ mˈɛkənˌaɪzd ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən, wˌɪtʃ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ tɹˈuːps ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ɔnðə wˈeɪ.
The offensive was launched on 24 February 1991 at 7 a.m and the mission accomplished in no more than 48 hours by crushing the Iraqi 45th Mechanized infantry Division, which the French troops encountered on the way.