Gulf War (disambiguation)
The Gulf War (August 1990 to February 1991) was a war against Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
The Gulf War or Persian Gulf War may also refer to a number of other wars or conflicts, including:
- Iran–Iraq War (September 1980 to August 1988), began when Iraq invaded Iran, and ended almost eight years later in stalemate
- Operation Desert Fox (1998), a four-day bombing campaign during the Iraq disarmament crisis
- Iraq War (March 2003 to December 2011), a two-phase conflict comprising an initial invasion of Iraq led by US and UK forces and a longer, seven-year phase of occupation and fighting with insurgents.
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–present), also known as the Iraqi Civil War, a series of conflicts since the end of the Iraq War.
- American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) (June 2014–present), a multi-national campaign to rid Iraq of ISIL influence and deliver humanitarian aid to Iraqi minority religious and ethnic groups.