front page of the french publication france soir reporting the aftermath of the gulf war29th march 1991 the gulf war 2 august 1990 28 february 1991 codenamed operation desert shield and operation desert storm was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the united states against iraq in response to iraqs invasion and annexation of kuwait rjamf7.jpg from 1991 bet com【webg866 cc】nla View Photo