Southwest Asia campaign

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The Southwest Asia campaign refers to the U.S. military operations conducted during the Gulf War era, primarily involving combat and support missions in and around the Persian Gulf region in the early 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military operation
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Southwest Asia service during Gulf War
cause Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
linked to: Gulf War
conflict Gulf War
conflictType international armed conflict
countryInvolved United States
endTime 1991
hasPart Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
combat operations
support operations
location Arabian Peninsula
Iraq
Kuwait
Persian Gulf region
linked to: Persian Gulf

Saudi Arabia
Southwest Asia
linked to: Western Asia
militaryBranchInvolved U.S. Central Command
militaryObjective expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait
restore Kuwaiti sovereignty
opponent Iraq
Iraqi Armed Forces
participant United States Air Force
United States Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
partOf Gulf War
post–Cold War conflicts
region Middle East
relatedTo Coalition forces in the Gulf War
United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq
result ceasefire with Iraq
liberation of Kuwait
startTime 1990
theaterOfOperations Iraqi territory
Kuwaiti territory
Persian Gulf
timePeriod early 1990s

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Southwest Asia Service Streamer campaignType Southwest Asia campaign
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment hasBattleHonors Southwest Asia campaigns
subject linked to: Blackhorse
linked to: Southwest Asia campaign
Southwest Asia campaign alsoKnownAs Southwest Asia service during Gulf War
linked to: Southwest Asia campaign
2nd Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment theater Southwest Asia (Gulf War)
linked to: Southwest Asia campaign