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US launches Desert Shield
US launches Desert Shield, places troops Saudi Arabia -
Operation Desert Storm
The US led coalition of 34 nations launches operation desert storm to force Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait -
End of Operation Desert Storm
A ceasefire between the US and Iraq reaches to the end of Operation Desert Storm -
US launches cruise missile attack
The US launches a cruise missile attack and destroys Iraq's intelligence headquarters in Baghdad in response for an attempt in assassination of president George H.W Bush 2 months before -
US launches Operation Desert Strike
The US launches a cruise missile against Iraq air defense targets in the south -
Obama Ending Combat Operations
Obama announces to end all combat operations in Iraq by August 31, 2010 and withdraw all troops by the end 2011 -
US withdraws troops
The US completes withdrawal of all troops of Iraq