Summary of ✅ La GUERRA DEL GOLFO en 10 minutos | La primera GUERRA televisada de la historia

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The Gulf War, the first war to be televised live, involved a coalition of 34 countries led by the United States and sanctioned by the UN to liberate Kuwait after Iraq's invasion in 1990. Iraq had a well-equipped army and more than half a million soldiers, while the coalition featured almost a million men and modern weaponry. The war had three phases: Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Desert Sabre. The hostilities of Operation Desert Storm saw the coalition bombing strategic targets and the Iraqi air force, leaving them without any presence in the skies. This resulted in the easy hunting down of Iraqi tanks. Kuwait was liberated within two days, and 100,000 Iraqi soldiers surrendered. However, Saddam Hussein remained in power, and the war resulted in over 25,000-50,000 Iraqi deaths and led to social unrest due to the UN-imposed embargo on Iraq.

• 00:00:00 In this section, we learn about the Gulf War, the first war in history to be televised live, which involved a coalition of 34 countries led by the United States and sanctioned by the UN. The Gulf War was sparked by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, which was driven by Saddam Hussein's need for revenue from oil to pay for the country's debts. Saddam also accused Kuwait of stealing oil from a shared oil field. The coalition's objective was to liberate Kuwait and show other Middle Eastern countries that Western allies, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, were untouchable. Iraq had a well-equipped army with state-of-the-art weaponry and more than half a million soldiers, while the coalition featured 959,600 men, 2,000 tanks, 100 warships, 1,800 planes, and several Afghan Mujahideen. The war had three phases: Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Desert Sabre, which lasted from August 1990 to April 1991.
• 00:05:00 In this section, we learn about the hostilities of Operation Desert Storm, which started with a rain of at least 100 Tomahawk missiles launched from allied ships against strategic targets. Although Iraq fought back by attacking Israel, the coalition focused on bombarding strategic targets and the Iraqi air force, leaving them without a presence in the skies. The coalition was able to hunt down Iraqi tanks easily, causing many of them to flee to Iran. The operation was a success, and Kuwait was liberated within two days, with 100,000 Iraqi soldiers surrendering. However, Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein remained in power, and the war resulted in over 25,000-50,000 Iraqi deaths and more than 70,000 injuries. The UN imposed a strict embargo on Iraq, which worsened the country's ongoing crisis and poverty from the previous war with Iran, leading to social unrest.