How the
Persian Gulf War ended
Mid-February, coalition forces focused their air attacks on Iraqi ground forces in southern Iraq and Kuwait. On February 24 Operation Desert Sabre, an allied ground offensive, was launched. Troops from Northeastern Saudi Arabia were sent to Kuwait and Southern Iraq to defeat the Iraqis and liberate Kuwait. It only took four days to accomplish this task.
At the same time, the U.S. forces attacked a few mile west of Kuwait and trapped their reserves from behind. The Iraqi Republican Guard set up a defense attack in Southeastern Iraq, but most of Iraq’s troops were defeated by February 27.
Bush decided to declare a cease fire on the 28th of February because most of the Iraqi resistance had collapsed. The cease fire resulted in the end of the Persian Gulf War. Saddam Hussein agreed to these peace terms: Iraq would recognize Kuwait’s authority and dispose of its weapons of mass destruction.
Mid-February, coalition forces focused their air attacks on Iraqi ground forces in southern Iraq and Kuwait. On February 24 Operation Desert Sabre, an allied ground offensive, was launched. Troops from Northeastern Saudi Arabia were sent to Kuwait and Southern Iraq to defeat the Iraqis and liberate Kuwait. It only took four days to accomplish this task.
At the same time, the U.S. forces attacked a few mile west of Kuwait and trapped their reserves from behind. The Iraqi Republican Guard set up a defense attack in Southeastern Iraq, but most of Iraq’s troops were defeated by February 27.
Bush decided to declare a cease fire on the 28th of February because most of the Iraqi resistance had collapsed. The cease fire resulted in the end of the Persian Gulf War. Saddam Hussein agreed to these peace terms: Iraq would recognize Kuwait’s authority and dispose of its weapons of mass destruction.