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Section sizes

Section size for Gulf War (63 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	19,598	19,598
Names	3,609	6,470
Operational names	2,355	2,355
Campaign names	506	506
Background	20,198	20,198
Invasion of Kuwait	7,345	9,185
Kuwaiti resistance movement	1,840	1,840
Run-up to the war	22	39,026
Diplomatic means	16,258	16,258
Military means	5,689	5,689
Creating a coalition	9,233	17,057
Justification for intervention	3,145	3,145
Public relations campaign targeting the public	4,679	4,679
Early battles	19	16,808
Air campaign	2,206	2,206
Iraqi Scud missile strikes on Israel and Saudi Arabia	11,755	11,755
Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia (Battle of Khafji)	2,828	2,828
Counter reconnaissance for 2nd Armored Division	3,655	3,655
Breach	7,010	7,010
Ground campaign	16,838	29,243
Liberation of Kuwait	3,702	3,702
Initial moves into Iraq	3,630	3,630
Coalition forces enter Iraq	5,073	5,073
End of active hostilities	6,617	6,617
Coalition involvement	2,907	12,593
Australia	1,208	1,208
Argentina	1,603	1,603
Canada	1,919	1,919
France	966	966
Italy	1,550	1,550
United Kingdom	2,440	2,440
Casualties	16	18,426
Civilian	7,903	7,903
Iraqi	2,480	2,480
Coalition	7,415	8,027
Friendly fire	612	612
Aftermath	50	32,363
Gulf War illness	4,904	4,904
Effects of depleted uranium	4,363	4,363
Highway of Death	2,249	2,249
Bulldozer assault	2,931	2,931
Palestinian exodus from Kuwait	2,709	2,709
Coalition bombing of Iraq's civilian infrastructure	2,256	2,256
Abuse of Coalition POWs	2,386	2,386
Operation Southern Watch	2,412	2,412
Sanctions	2,503	2,503
Draining of the Qurna Marshes	2,092	2,092
Oil spill	1,824	1,824
Kuwaiti oil fires	1,684	1,684
Cost	1,347	3,924
Effect on developing countries	2,577	2,577
Media coverage	5,601	5,601
Technology and equipments	2,986	5,113
Scud and Patriot missiles	2,127	2,127
In popular culture	1,251	1,251
See also	556	556
Notes	960	960
References	160	2,122
Works cited	1,962	1,962
Bibliography	11,014	12,871
Films	951	951
Novels	906	906
External links	5,909	5,909
Total	259,499	259,499

Italy

Why there is no mention about involvement of Italy in the conflict? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.48.73.118 (talk) 21:07, 29 November 2016

Air bombardment claims

The site states "For 42 consecutive days and nights, the coalition forces subjected Iraq to the most intensive air bombardment in military history. The coalition flew over 100,000 sorties dropping 88,500 tons of bombs…" The data may be true, but the claim of "most intensive air bombardment in military history" is debatable and entirely subjective depending on what they are basing that claim on. Intensive means concentrated, but how are they determining that, by number/tonnage/area/sorties/time?

Until there is something to corroborate the claim, “the most” should either be changed to “one of the most” or “an” (with "in military history" removed). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.45.115.4 (talk) 09:53, 4 September 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]

Inclusion petition

I think the audio documentary/electronic music project "The Fire This Time" should be added to the "In popular culture" section! 2600:6C4A:427F:EB76:550D:3612:E41A:8652 (talk) 21:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Gulf war article is incorrect in the statement that it was the first to have live news reporting. This occurred in the Falklands war when the BBC reporting live on air described the build up of troops for an attack. Argentinians in the UK warned the Argentine authorities who warned their forces of the impending British Forces assault. 2A00:23C5:10A2:F100:55AC:9743:D0A8:4C0C (talk) 15:18, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2025

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change the result back to what it was previously 2A0A:EF40:1B7:BA01:D52C:21D0:E3F7:C681 (talk) 13:13, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already done by another user, and I warned the vandalizing editor on their talk page. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 18:28, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2025

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The information provided by Reference 359 is presented as being factual, however the article appears to be based on the substantially similar AF/91 hoax. Recommend adding a link to AF/91 page in a sentence to the effect of: While contemporary media at the time reported on various claims of new electronic warfare techniques and technology having been utilized in the 1991 Gulf War, these claims appear to have been largely based on the April Fools Day hoax referring to a virus that came to be known as AF/91.

Alternatively, recommend removing the 359 reference and associated text altogether. 2600:1000:B16C:2382:80B8:A9E5:C9F9:BE97 (talk) 14:46, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The reference numbers aren't static, so can you please specify which one you mean? PianoDan (talk) 21:51, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Please feel free to reopen the request with specific information on which reference you want changed. PianoDan (talk) 21:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Iraq's Allies

Didn't Iraq under Saddam Hussein get indirect support from Muammar Gaddafi's Libya, Omar al-Bashir's Sudan, King Hussein's Jordan and Chandra Shekhar's India? BuddyHeigh (talk) 20:15, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2025

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Remove claims about casualties with no sources! 45.49.236.6 (talk) 11:56, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 18:06, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]