Region: Southwest Asia
Deployment: Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm
On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait and U.S. and coalition forces launched Operation Desert Shield to protect Saudi Arabia. Because Iraq refused to withdraw its forces from Kuwait, coalition forces, led by the U.S., began Operation Desert Storm on January 16, 1991, to forcibly remove Iraq from Kuwait. The war ended on March 3, 1991, when Iraq accepted cease-fire terms. By the time hostilities concluded, 697,000 American service-members had served in these operations.

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Research Projects:

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Medical Research Topics:

Information on research projects, government reports, and medical research publications specific to the Deployment: Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm have been organized into the specific medical research topic areas below.

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Reports & Publications

The link(s) below provide access to all available reports done by, or sponsored by, the U.S. government and a listing of articles from peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals related to the Deployment: Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

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