Operation Desert Strike - Cruise missile strikes on Iraq 03/04 September 1996

Operation Desert Strike was a military operation that lasted for a few weeks in September 1996 during one of the Iraqi disarmament crises. The attacks occurred after the Iraqi military moved its troops to help capture Irbil in Iraqi Kudistan in August 1996. Forty-four cruise missiles targeted Iraqi air defenses in southern Iraq.

Deseert Storm - Persian Gulf War Related Links


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Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm Timeline


http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/timeline/index.html

Fast Facts about Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm


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