Gulf War (disambiguation)

Gulf War generally refers to the August 1990 – February 1991 war against Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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 leading to a stalemate, and ended on 20 August 1988, when Iran accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire
Bombing of Iraq (1998), a four-day bombing campaign during the Iraq disarmament crisis
Iraq conflict (2003–present) (March 2003 to December 2011), a two-phase conflict comprising an initial invasion of Iraq led by United States and United Kingdom forces and a longer, seven-year phase of occupation and fighting with Sunni and Shia insurgents
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013), the surge in sectarian violence that occurred immediately following the end of the 2003 to 2011 Iraq War
- Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), a conflict that began when the initial three-year-long insurgency escalated in January 2014
  - American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present), a multi-national campaign beginning in June 2014 to rid Iraq of ISIL/ISIS influence and deliver humanitarian aid to Iraqi minority religious and ethnic groups
2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis a low intensity conflict between United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies in Iraq.

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