Explanation

The first Gulf war started on 17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991.

Hussein defied United Nations Security Council demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War began with a massive U.S.-led air offensive known as Operation Desert Storm.

After 42 days of relentless attacks by the allied coalition in the air and on the ground, U.S. President George H.W.