ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv dɪplˈoʊməsi ænd kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz dᵻplˈɔɪɪŋ tə sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə ænd ˈʌðɚ ɡˈʌlf stˈeɪts, hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz kəmˈɛnst wɪð ˈɛɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn ɐ dᵻsˈaɪsɪv vˈɪktɚɹi fɚðə kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz, wˌɪtʃ dɹˈoʊv ɪɹˈæki fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌaʊɾəv kuːwˈeɪt wɪð mˈɪnɪməl kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən dˈɛθs.
After a period of diplomacy and coalition forces deploying to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States, hostilities commenced with air operations on 17 January 1991, resulting in a decisive victory for the coalition forces, which drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait with minimal coalition deaths.