Two abandoned Iraqi tanks near Kuwait City (26 February 1991)
Date
24–28 February 1991
Location
Kuwait, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf
Result
Coalition victory
Kuwaiti oil fires
Territorial changes
Restoration of Kuwaiti sovereignty
Renunciation of the "Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District" and the "Kuwait Governorate" by Iraq
Belligerents
United States United Kingdom Canada Kuwait (in exile) Saudi Arabia Egypt Syria Bangladesh[1]
Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. Colin Powell Peter de la Billière Khalid bin Sultan al-Saud Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid
Strength
650,000
500,000
Casualties and losses
1,155 casualties 70 captured
20,000–35,000 casualties 150,000 captured
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Gulf War
Invasion of Kuwait
Kuwaiti Bridges
Dasman Palace
Failaka
British Airways Flight 149
Coalition intervention
Khafji
Wadi al-Batin
Naval operations
Ad-Dawrah
Qurah
Maradim
Bubiyan
Air campaign
Air to Air combat
Dhahran & Riyadh
"Package Q" Air Strike
Ras Tanura
Samurra
Amiriyah
Liberation of Kuwait
Order of battle
73 Easting
Al Busayyah
Phase Line Bullet
Medina Ridge
Highway of Death
Jalibah
Norfolk
Kuwait International Airport
Post-ceasefire
Rumaila
Safwan
The Liberation of Kuwait campaign was led by the United States between 24 and 28 February 1991, consisting of a major ground offensive into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait following the successful Gulf War air campaign. Approximately 650,000 troops of the American-led 42-country coalition swept into Kuwait to find the bulk of the 500,000 Iraqi troops surrendering en masse, but there were still pockets of resistance in some parts of the country. A particularly fierce battle took place at Kuwait International Airport, where Iraqi troops, seemingly unaware that a retreat order had been issued to them, continued to fight against the coalition's advance. By the end of February, Kuwait was declared free of the Iraqi occupation. The coalition then proceeded to push into Iraq, where the majority of the fighting occurred.[2] Shortly thereafter, combat operations ceased and the Gulf War was brought to a close.
^"Khaleda Zia: Bangladesh takes pride in participating in Kuwait Liberation War - Kuwait Times". 20 October 2013.
^Morse, Stan (1991). Gulf War Debrief. World Air Power Journal.
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