Operation Desert Storm
noun
the codename for the US-led UN operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraq (1991)
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How to use Operation Desert Storm in a sentence
There is precedent for what Moscow is proposing: the post-1991 U.N. regime imposed on Iraq after Operation Desert Storm.
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: The U.N. Can Save Us! | Bruce Riedel | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was recalled for active duty in 1991—two years after returning home to Minnesota—for Operation Desert Storm.
Who Is B. Todd Jones, and What Does the ATF Do, Anyway? | Caitlin Dickson | January 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat memory haunted him, resurrected in flashbacks eight years later after a tour in the Gulf during Operation Desert Storm.
Accuracy Falls by Wayside as VA Rushes to Clear Vast Backlog | Aaron Glantz | November 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth opted for naval careers, became pilots, and flew dozens of missions during Operation Desert Storm.
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