The Battle of Khafji(Gulf War) - Historydraft

Historydraftbeta

null

Gulf War - The Battle of Khafji

Time: Tuesday Jan 29, 1991

Place: Khafji, Saudi Arabia

Details: On 29 January, Iraqi forces attacked and occupied the lightly defended Saudi city of Khafji with tanks and infantry. The Battle of Khafji ended two days later when the Iraqis were driven back by the Saudi Arabian National Guard, supported by Qatari forces and US Marines. The allied forces used extensive artillery fire.

Related

On This Day - 29 January

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart-Idomeneo Premier

Thursday Jan 29, 1778 - Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, Germany

Algerian War Image

Algerian War-De Gaulle called on his ineffective army to remain loyal

Friday Jan 29, 1960 - Paris, France

Disasters with highest death tolls-North American Blizzard of 1966

Saturday Jan 29, 1966 - U.S. and Canada

Sky Petroleum advertisement, Garage and Motor Agent magazine, 7 July 1973

1973 oil crisis-Kuwait announces 60 percent government participation in BP-Gulf concession

Tuesday Jan 29, 1974 - Kuwait

Xerox headquarters in Norwalk

Xerox-SEC filed a complaint against Xerox's auditors, KPMG

Wednesday Jan 29, 2003 - U.S.

Qasem Soleimani

Qasem Soleimani-Soleimani laid wreaths at the graves of the slain Hezbollah members

Thursday Jan 29, 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon

Elon Musk-Tesla Shares

Friday Jan 29, 2016 - California, United States

Nokia-Nokia introduced the ReefShark line of 5G Chipsets

Monday Jan 29, 2018 - Espoo, Finland

George Weah in Milan AC 1996 - image

George Weah-His First Annual Message To The National Legislature

Monday Jan 29, 2018 - Monrovia, Liberia

Apple Inc.-First decline in a decade

Tuesday Jan 29, 2019 - U.S.

Brexit-The European Parliament gave its consent to ratification

Wednesday Jan 29, 2020 - Brussels, Belgium

3D medical animation corona virus Image

Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Over 100 death case

Wednesday Jan 29, 2020 - Geneva, Switzerland

Vodafone-Exiting Egypt

Wednesday Jan 29, 2020 - Cairo, Egypt

Donald Trump-Trump established the White House Coronavirus Task Force

Wednesday Jan 29, 2020 - U.S.

Johann Seume Birth

Johann Seume Birth

Saturday Jan 29, 1763 - Saxony-Anhalt

Feodor III of Russia

Feodor III of Russia

Wednesday Jan 29, 1676 - Russia

Alexander Mikhaylovich's death

Alexander Mikhaylovich's death

Wednesday Jan 29, 1676 - Russia

January 1991

Rwandan genocide

Rwandan genocide-Kagame restarted the war

Jan, 1991 - Rwanda

Slobodan Milošević Image

Slobodan Milošević-The 1st President of The Republic of Serbia

Friday Jan 11, 1991 - Serbia

Kremlin, Russia Image

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Vilnius TV Tower stormed

Sunday Jan 13, 1991 - Lithuania

Kremlin, Russia Image

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Chairman of the Council of Ministers resigned

Monday Jan 14, 1991 - Moscow, Russia

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-France propose

Monday Jan 14, 1991 - France

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Extensive aerial bombing campaign

Wednesday Jan 16, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The First shots of the war

Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began

Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Kuwait

Harald V-His Father's Death

Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Oslo, Norway

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-the Scud attacks

Tuesday Jan 22, 1991 - Ramat Gan, Israel

1991

All Giza Pyramids in one shot

Ancient Egypt-Amenemhat I

1991 BC - Egypt

Garry Kasparov Image

Garry Kasparov-The Keeper of the Flame award

Mobile Nokia 1011

Mobile Phones-The First GSM Network

Rwandan genocide

Rwandan genocide-Kagame restarted the war

Jan, 1991 - Rwanda

Ayman al-Zawahri

Ayman al-Zawahiri-The Egyptian Islamic Jihadleader Leader

David Cameron Image

David Cameron-Head of the political section of the Conservative Research Department

1991 - Downing Street, London, England

Nokia-Selling its Computer Division

1991 - Espoo, Finland

Flag of Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Reopening The Phosphate Mine

1991 - Christmas Island

Pablo Escobar Image

Pablo Escobar: Narcos-La Catedral prison

1991 - Medellín, Colombia

Linux-The Beginning of Linux

1991 - Helsinki, Finland

First Chechen War (A Chechen fighter stands near the government palace building during a short lull in fighting in Grozny, Chechnya) Image

First Chechen War-Tens of thousands of people of non-Chechen ethnicity left the republic

1991 - Chechnya, Russia

Slobodan Milošević Image

Slobodan Milošević-Milošević Rejected The Independence of Croatia

Cameras-Kodak DCS

World Bank-The bank announced that to protect against deforestation

1991 - Washington D.C., U.S.

Virtual reality-The Cave automatic virtual environment

Computer animation-Breakout Year

Cinnabon-The First Cinnabon Store In SeaTac Mall

1991 - SeaTac, Washington, U.S.

Slobodan Milošević Image

Slobodan Milošević-The 1st President of The Republic of Serbia

Friday Jan 11, 1991 - Serbia

Kremlin, Russia Image

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Vilnius TV Tower stormed

Sunday Jan 13, 1991 - Lithuania

Kremlin, Russia Image

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Chairman of the Council of Ministers resigned

Monday Jan 14, 1991 - Moscow, Russia

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-France propose

Monday Jan 14, 1991 - France

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Extensive aerial bombing campaign

Wednesday Jan 16, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began

Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The First shots of the war

Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Kuwait

Harald V-His Father's Death

Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Oslo, Norway

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-the Scud attacks

Tuesday Jan 22, 1991 - Ramat Gan, Israel

Zinedine Zidane - image

Zinedine Zidane-First Goal

Sunday Feb 10, 1991 - Cannes, France

Internet-People's Republic of China saw its first TCP/IP college network

1991 - Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Internet-NSFNET was upgraded to 45 Mbit/s

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The First coalition force to breach the Saudi Arabian border

Friday Feb 15, 1991 - Saudi Arabia

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Few trucks fired

Friday Feb 15, 1991 - Iraq and Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Iraqi vehicles appeared to be performing reconnaissance

Saturday Feb 16, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The Task Force took enemy mortar fire

Sunday Feb 17, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Iraq agreed to a Soviet-proposed ceasefire agreement

Friday Feb 22, 1991 - Iraq

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The Capture of 500 Iraqi soldiers

Saturday Feb 23, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The 1st Cavalry Division conducted a couple artillery missions

Sunday Feb 24, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-the US VII Corps, in full strength and spearheaded by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, launched an armored attack into Iraq

Sunday Feb 24, 1991 - Iraq

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-British and American armored forces crossed the Iraq–Kuwait border

Sunday Feb 24, 1991 - Iraq

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-1st Infantry Division rolled through the breach in the Iraqi defense

Sunday Feb 24, 1991 - Kuwait

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Scud missile hit a US Army barracks

Monday Feb 25, 1991 - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-Saddam ordered a retreat from Kuwait

Wednesday Feb 27, 1991 - Kuwait

United Nations-UN authorized a US-led coalition that repulsed the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-Plitvice Lakes incident

Mar, 1991 - Croatia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-The Serbs attacked Croatian police units

Mar, 1991 - Pakrac, Croatia

Slobodan Milošević Image

Slobodan Milošević-A 36-hour Blackout of Two Independent Media Stations

Mar, 1991 - Serbia

Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge visits Sweden 02 Image

Prince William-First public appearance

Friday Mar 1, 1991 - Cardiff, United Kingdom

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-US troops began moving out of the Persian Gulf

Saturday Mar 9, 1991 - Persian Gulf

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-Attempt to convince them to declare a state of emergency

Tuesday Mar 12, 1991 - Serbia (Yugoslavia)

Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image

Gulf War-The US-led coalition restored to power Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah

Friday Mar 15, 1991 - Kuwait

Kremlin, Russia Image

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Union-wide referendum

Sunday Mar 17, 1991 - Russia

Audrey Hepburn-Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn

Mar, 1991 - U.S.

United Nations-Sierra Leone Civil War

Saturday Mar 23, 1991 - Sierra Leone

Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image

Bosnian War-Karađorđevo meeting

Monday Mar 25, 1991 - Karađorđevo, Serbia

Slobodan Milošević Image

Slobodan Milošević-The Secret Karađorđevo agreement

Monday Mar 25, 1991 - Karađorđevo, Serbia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-Croatian Army

Thursday Apr 11, 1991 - Croatia

Bart Millard-Millard's father death

Popeyes restaurant in Houston, Texas

Popeyes-Company filed for bankruptcy protection

Apr, 1991 - U.S.

Garry Kasparov Image

Garry Kasparov-Kasparov left the party

Sunday Apr 28, 1991 - Russia

Disasters with highest death tolls-1991 Bangladesh Cyclone

Monday Apr 29, 1991 - Bangladesh

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-A Croat policeman was killed

Thursday May 2, 1991 - Tovarnik, Croatia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-A Serb civilian was killed

Sunday May 5, 1991 - Sotin, Croatia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-The 1991 protest

Monday May 6, 1991 - Split, Croatia

Apple Inc.-System 7

Monday May 13, 1991 - U.S.

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-Blocked appointment

Wednesday May 15, 1991 - Yugoslavia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-The Croatian authorities held a referendum on independence

Sunday May 19, 1991 - Croatia

Plane Crashes Images

Plane Accidents-Lauda Air Flight 004

Sunday May 26, 1991 - Phu Toei National Park, Suphan Buri, Thailand

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-A Military Parade and Review

Tuesday May 28, 1991 - Zagreb, Croatia

Michael Jordan-Bulls in the first Place

Thursday May 30, 1991 - U.S.

Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge visits Sweden 02 Image

Prince William-Depressed fracture of the skull

Monday Jun 3, 1991 - Reading, England, United Kingdom

Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image

Bosnian War-A Weak Confederation

Thursday Jun 6, 1991 - Croatia

Kremlin, Russia Image

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Russia's President Boris Yeltsin

Wednesday Jun 12, 1991 - Russia

Java (programming language)-Oak

Jun, 1991 - Canada

Joe Biden-Biden co-taught a seminar on constitutional law at Widener University School of Law

1991 - Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.

Harald V-The consecration

Sunday Jun 23, 1991 - Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway

Shakira-Shakira's debut Album

Monday Jun 24, 1991 - Colombia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-Croatia's independence

Tuesday Jun 25, 1991 - Croatia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Independence day

Tuesday Jun 25, 1991 - Slovenia

Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image

Bosnian War-Slovenia and Croatia declared independence

Tuesday Jun 25, 1991 - Croatia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Yugoslav People's Army's 13th Corps moved towards Slovenia's borders with Italy

Wednesday Jun 26, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Further YPA troop movements took place in the early hours

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Metlika, Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA nonetheless successfully accomplished much of its military mission

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-A meeting of the Slovene presidency was hastily convened

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Shot down two YPA helicopters

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia

Destroyed Yugoslav Army T-55 tank. This tank was hit by a Croatian AT missile, abandoned by its crew and later destroyed by another JNA tank

Croatian War of Independence-Slovenian Independence War

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-a column of tanks and armoured personnel carriers of the YPA 1st Armoured Brigade left heading for the airport at Brnik

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 - Brnik, Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The First shot

Thursday Jun 27, 1991 at 02:30:00 PM - Divača, Slovenia

Vladimir Putin-Head of the Committee for External Relations of the Mayor's Office

Friday Jun 28, 1991 - Saint Petersburg, Russia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The border crossing at Holmec was captured by Slovenian TO forces

Friday Jun 28, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Rapidly losing ground

Friday Jun 28, 1991 - Slovenia

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury-Mercury retired to his home

Jun, 1991 - Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Skirmishing continued

Sunday Jun 30, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA's first plan failed

Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Slovenia

Bosnian War (The government building in the centre of Sarajevo burns after being hit by tank fire during the siege in 1992) Image

Bosnian War-The Zulfikarpašić–Karadžić agreement

Jul, 1991 - Serbia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Slovenian TO forces taking over a YPA facility

Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Nova vas, Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA's ammunition dump caught fire

Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Črni Vrh, Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The Slovenians successfully captured depots

Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-The YPA 306th Light Air Defence Artillery Regiment's column retreated

Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Krško, Slovenia

Nokia-The World's First GSM Call

Monday Jul 1, 1991 - Finland

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-TO mounted successful attacks on border crossings

Tuesday Jul 2, 1991 - Slovenia

Slovenian Territorial defense military drills held in March 1991 Image

Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)-Domžale radio transmitter was attacked

Tuesday Jul 2, 1991 at 11:37:00 AM - Domžale, Slovenia

<