Operation Desert Storm begins in Iraq and Kuwait as coalition forces begin the aerial campaign to force Iraqi soldiers out of Kuwait. Acting in defense of United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 that demanded an Iraqi withdrawal by January 15, 1991, 34 nations began to attack Iraqi Revolutionary Guard units.
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