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Gulf War: see Persian Gulf War First Persian Gulf War, Jan.–Feb., 1991, was an armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 32 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia. It was a result of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. ..... Click the link for more information. ; Iran-Iraq War Iran-Iraq War, 1980–88, protracted military conflict between Iran and Iraq. It officially began on Sept. 22, 1980, with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran, although Iraqi spokespersons maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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| Although veterans of the first Gulf War report significantly more symptoms of illness than soldiers of the same period who were not deployed, a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) finds no set of symptoms that constitute a syndrome unique to Gulf War veterans. Approximately 70-90% of the people in the gulf region get their fresh water from desalination plants, according to The Economic and Environmental Impact of the Gulf War on Kuwait and the Persian Gulf. Before the current war began, 17 Gulf War POWs and 37 of their family members filed a lawsuit demanding financial compensation from Saddam's regime. |
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