The Gulf War was a war fought against Iraq by the U.S.-led Coalition Forces from August 1990 to February 1991 to restore Kuwait's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and to restore its legitimate regime, and was the first large-scale armed conflict after the end of the Cold War.
The Gulf War consisted of three major military operations: Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Sea Interception. The Coalition forces achieved a decisive victory at a small cost, severely damaging the Iraqi army. On February 27, 1991, the United States declared the end of the war to liberate Kuwait and ceased fire at midnight that day, and Iraq finally accepted the ceasefire agreement in April.
The Gulf War was the first large-scale local war in which the U.S. military led the vietnam war. In the war, the US military put a large number of high-tech weapons into actual combat for the first time, demonstrating its overwhelming superiority in air superiority and electromagnetic superiority. Through the Gulf War, the United States further strengthened military and political cooperation with countries in the Persian Gulf region and strengthened the military presence of the US military in the region.
The Gulf War had a profound impact on the establishment of a new international order after the Cold War, and at the same time, the new situation and new characteristics of operations under modern high-tech conditions displayed by it have brought many enlightenments to military strategy, campaign tactics, and army building.