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The United States retaliated by attacking an Iraqi intelligence building with a cruise
missile and warned against future attacks.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from Missing.
MID#4269
Dispute Number: 4269
Date(s): August 2, 1994 to October 9, 1995
Participants: 2 United States of America, 200 United Kingdom, 220 France,
690 Kuwait, 692 Bahrain, 696 United Arab Emirates, 698 Oman 645 Iraq
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraq continued to threaten Kuwait’s borders following the end of the
Gulf War, and coalition forces responded with threats and several shows of force to
both assure Kuwait and deter any threatened Iraqi moves. Iraq finally stopped their
provocative moves following a joint US-Kuwaiti show of force in September 1995.
MID#4271
Dispute Number: 4271
Date(s): August 30, 1996 to November 4, 1996
Participants: 2 United States of America, 200 United Kingdom, 690 Kuwait/645 Iraq
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: On August 30, 1996, the United States ordered reinforcements of troops
in the Persian Gulf and placed their forces on high alert following an Iraqi offensive
against the Kurdish population. Britain also condemned the attacks, and Kuwait put
its forces on alert. On September 3, the United States launched 27 cruise missiles
from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf at targets in southern Iraq in retaliation for
the Iraqi attacks. On September 11, Iraqi ground forces launched two aircraft missiles
at American planes patrolling the area in the northern no-fly zone. On November 3,
while American and British warplanes were patrolling the no-fly zone the Pentagon
reported that an American plane was locked-on electronically. Iraq denied the claim.
The American plane responded by launching a missile at an Iraqi radar site.
MID#4273
Dispute Number: 4273
Date(s): October 7, 1997 to May 2, 2003
Participants: 2 United States of America, 200 United Kingdom, 210 Netherlands,
220 France, 255 Germany, 325 Italy, 350 Greece, 640 Turkey, 651 Egypt, 663 Jordan,
666 Israel, 670 Saudi Arabia, 690 Kuwait, 696 United Arab Emirates/645 Iraq
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: This prolonged dispute concerned various attempts by the United
States and coalition allies to force Iraq’s Saddam Hussein to comply with weapons