European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse War in the Gulf iraqi chemical weapons Plant targeted by allies. Opposing forces in the Gulf Here Are some facts about operation desert shield As of tuesday. Troops . Navy air Force marines . Iraq 425.000 545,000 245.000 60.000 45.000 75.000 tanks 1,000 4,200 adored vehicles 2,000 2,800 helicopters 1,500 . Combat aircraft 1,300 700 ships 80 15 artillery . 3,100 key a. A. Y t air bases weapons plants a chemical nuclear biological Wailace facilities in Oil Reti Nenes Oil pipeline amp a mine Field allies Iraq it "0�ps Quot of rat Awili Quot Quot a Kuwait City Ltd it Kuwalu \ massive air strikes designed to Blind air defense and command centers in Baghdad area. Heavy bombing reportedly inflicts massive casualties on elite iraqi troops Khanji a v iraqi artillery sets saudi refinery afire at Border town of Khanji. Minute by minute synopsis of air attacks against Iraq Allied forces arrayed against Iraq total 269,000, including combat troops tanks aircraft Egypt 38,500 480 20 Britain 35,000 .168 .60 Syria 21,000 270 . Acc 150,500 800 330 France. 12,000 200 75 Pakistan 13,000 . . Military strength in or near Kuwait. \ Gulf cooperation Council saudi Arabia Qatar Oman,1 Bahrain Kuwait United Arab emirates a amps if to g Ltd amp t5 is Silt c. O i re a it c 0 cd 1 5 o to from press dispatches a hundreds of warplanes take off from bases in saudi Arabia about 12 50 a.m., commencing the assault. A hundreds of sorties Fly to Ward targets throughout Iraq. A attacks focus on key military targets in Iraq. A specific attacks in the Baghdad area include the military command Center located just outside the iraqi capital. A specific attacks on iraqi scud missile Sites in the Western part of the country. Pentagon sources say the a missiles which were targeted to hit Israel were destroyed. A a combined Mission involves aircraft from the United states great Britain and saudi Arabia. A limited iraqi military response. Preliminary reports indicate that nearly All the attacking aircraft returned to base safely. There were no Early reports of Allied casualties. A apparent destruction of the iraqi air Force. A . Reporters inside the iraqi capital report a wave of explosions rocking the Baghdad area. A the destruction of much of the elite iraqi guards units. _ a no specific targeting of iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the attacks. A president Bush declares a the liberation of Kuwait has begun a in a nationally televised speech from the White House a few hours after the air assault was launched. A the inclusion of cruise missiles in the attack. The missiles apparently were launched to Force iraqi anti aircraft defences to turn on their radars and be spotted and destroyed by the at Akers
