The M1 Abrams tank first proved itself during the 1991 Persian Gulf War when it decimated Saddam Hussein’s armored forces.

In a world first, Australian researchers have identified a significant defect in the cells of Gulf War participants they believe explains an array of mystery health issues that have plagued many ...

Ian Allwood, a Gulf War veteran and Gulf War Illness advocate in Australia, said that he was deeply thankful for the research. "To be believed means the world to us," he said in a statement.

In 1990 to 1991, Australia participated in the US-led Gulf War, in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. In 1991, seaman Terry Jones went “absent without leave” as the HMAS Adelaide was ...

As Gulf War veteran and GWI advocate Ian Allwood stated ... Our veterans were prepared to lay their lives on the line, representing Australia, in the name of freedom. We owe them a debt ...

Up to a third of veterans who served in the Gulf War are estimated to suffer from the illness, which has never been specifically recognised in Australia. Researchers at Griffith University say ...