While the State Library of South Australia holds many reference works related to this conflict, we hold little in the way of records relating to individual South Australians involved. Over 1,200 Australians served in the Gulf War. Australia was also involved in Operation Habitat delivering humanitarian aid in Northern Iraq and Kurdistan. Australia contributed to the Commission most notably Australian Richard Butler led the Commission between 19. Fighting ended the following day and the ceasefire was officially accepted on 6 April 1991.Īfter the war, the United Nations established a Special Commission to locate and destroy Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. After two days Iraqi troops were ordered to retreat and on 27 February the US-led coalition claimed victory and announced the war over. Ground troops began attacks on the Iraqi forces in Kuwait and targets within Iraq on 24 February 1991. This was to continue for the duration of the war. When Iraq did not comply with the deadline, the multinational force began a campaign of aerial bombing. Australia contributed four medical teams. The United States (US) coordinated a multinational force which was placed on alert in the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. In November 1990 the UN set a deadline of 15 January 1991 for Iraq to withdraw its troops from Kuwait. Australia contributed ships, including HMAS Success, HMAS Sydney (IV), HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Darwin, to patrol the Persian Gulf to enforce the trade embargo. In response, the United Nations (UN) Security Council imposed trade sanctions on Iraq. Iraq invaded the neighbouring country of Kuwait in August 1990.
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