Liberation of Kuwait campaign
The Liberation of Kuwait was a U.S.-led military operation to retake Kuwait from Iraq after the massive air campaign, between 24 and 28 February 1991. U.S. and coalition troops entered to find the Iraqis surrendering en masse; however, pockets of resistance existed, particularly at Kuwait International Airport where Iraqi troops, seemingly unaware that a retreat order had been issued to them, continued to fight, resulting in a fierce battle over the airport itself. The majority of the fighting took place in Iraq, rather than Kuwait. The operation was in the later stages of the Gulf War.
| Liberation of Kuwait | |||||||||
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| Part of the Gulf War | |||||||||
Two Iraqi tanks lie abandoned near Kuwait City | |||||||||
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United States United Kingdom Canada Kuwait Saudi Arabia Egypt Syria Bangladesh | Iraq | ||||||||
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Norman Schwarzkopf Colin Powell Peter de la Billière Khalid bin Sultan Muhammad Ershad |
Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 650,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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1,155 casualties 70 captured |
20,000-35,000 casualties 150,000 captured | ||||||||
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