Gulf War (disambiguation)

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The Gulf War (1990–1991) was an armed conflict between Iraq and a multinational military coalition led by the United States, triggered by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990.

Persian Gulf War may also refer to:

  • Shatt al-Arab conflict (1974–1975), a series of armed cross-border skirmishes between Iran and Iraq
  • Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq
  • 1991 Iraqi uprisings, a series of anti-government uprisings in Iraq
  • 2003 invasion of Iraq, an armed conflict between Iraq and a Western military coalition led by the United States
    • Iraq War (2003–2011), a multisided armed conflict within Iraq that followed the toppling of the Iraqi government by the United States' military coalition, also known as the Second Gulf War

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