Iraq’s weaknesses were in fact easy to comprehend after nearly nine years of U.S. economic blockade following the First Gulf War. Iraq had been decimated by American bombing of its electricity ...

Iraq is severely affected by mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) as a result of the 1991 Gulf War, the 1980-1988 Iraq-Iran War, two decades of internal conflict, and even World War Two.

The Gulf War (1990-91) was a conflict involving coalition forces from 35 nations, led by the United States, against Iraq. It was sparked by Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The war ...

The Samurra Air Battle took place during the First Gulf War, pitting American F-15s against ... blockade of American jets near the Iran-Iraq border. Despite the inconclusive outcome, F-15s were ...

Cordesman's book, The Gulf War, was published in October 1994 ... the key lessons of the land campaign, the war at sea, the battle against Iraq's Scud missiles and weapons of mass destruction, and the ...

Since were first were introduced in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq has always sought to rid itself of the burden of UN-imposed economic sanction, which today prevent the export of crude oil ...