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Swedes spooked as government, military say 'prepare for war'
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 13, 2024
Calls from Sweden's government and military urging Swedes to be ready for war has triggered panic buying, frightened children and a fierce debate in the Nordic country. While Sweden has contributed troops to international peacekeeping missions, the country has not been directly involved in an armed conflict since the Napoleonic...
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Published on January 16, 2024 - 00:54
This Day in History: The Persian Gulf War Begins
This Day in History:, The Persian Gulf War Begins.
January 16, 1991.
The UN midnight deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal
from Kuwait expired, leading to the commencement
of Operation Desert Storm.
Beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST,
aircraft from the U.S.-led military coalition
pounded targets in and around Baghdad.
During the next six weeks, the allied force
engaged in an air war against
Iraqโs military and civil infrastructure.
On February 24, a massive coalition
ground offensive began, quickly overwhelming
Iraqโs outdated and poorly supplied armed forces.
On February 28,
President George H.W. Bush declared a cease-fire.
125 American and an estimated 20,000 Iraqi soldiers
were killed in the Persian Gulf War
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