- Persian Gulf War
- nouna war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991• Syn: ↑Gulf War• Part Meronyms: ↑Operation Desert Storm
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Canada Dry (Persian Gulf War) — Infobox Airport name = Canada Dry One nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = IATA = ICAO = type = Military owner = operator = city served = location = Doha, Qatar elevation f = 408 elevation m = 124 coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Gulf War — This article is about the war in 1990/91. For other wars of that name, see Persian Gulf War (disambiguation). Operation Desert Storm redirects here. For the video game, see Operation: Desert Storm (video game). Gulf War … Wikipedia
Persian Gulf — Khaleej redirects here. For other uses, see Khaleej (disambiguation). Persian Gulf … Wikipedia
