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Gulf war - 20 years on

Gulf War: April 1990: President of Iraq Saddam Hussein addresses his troops
April 1990: Iraq's president, Saddam Hussein, addresses Iraqi troops Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Gulf War: August 2, 1990: Iraqi tanks during the invasion of Kuwait City
2 August 1990: Iraqi tanks roll through Kuwait City on the first day of the invasion Photograph: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Gulf War: US Marines disembark from a Galaxy transport plane in Dhahran
August 1990: More than 1,000 US marines from Fort Bragg disembark at an airbase in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Photograph: Gerard Fouet/AFP
Gulf War: c September 1990: Refugees beg for food on the border of Jordan and Iraq
September 1990: Refugees plea for food on the border between Iraq and Jordan Photograph: Peter Turnley/Corbis
Gulf War: October 1990: The American aircraft carrier USS Saratoga on the Red Sea
October 1990: The American aircraft carrier USS Saratoga patrols the Red Sea Photograph: Thomas Hartwell/Corbis/Sygma
Gulf War: Troops of the US 1st Cavalry Division deploy across the Saudi desert
November 1990: Responding to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, troops of the US 1st Cavalry Division march across the Saudi desert in advance of the Gulf war Photograph: Greg English/AP
Gulf War: Captured RAF Tornado navigator, John Nichol
A video shot of RAF Tornado navigator, John Nichol, was captured by Iraqis after his plane was shot down Photograph: Peter Brooker/Rex Features
Gulf War: 1990: A British Sultan Command Post vehicle during the Gulf crisis
UK forces Sultan Command Post vehicle during the Gulf crisis Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Gulf War: 12 Nov 1990: American soldiers training for combat in protective suits
November 1990: US soldiers, north of Jubail, Saudi Arabia train for possible chemical attacks Photograph: Jacques Langevin/Corbis/Sygma
Gulf War: December 21, 1990: Cheney and Powell address US troops in Saudi Arabia
December 1990: Dick Cheney, the US defence secretary, and General Colin Powell, chair of armed forces joint chiefs of staff, address American troops deployed in Saudi Arabia Photograph: Reuters
Gulf War: January 17, 1991: Anti-aircraft tracer lights up downtown Baghdad
January 1991: Anti-aircraft tracer fire lights up Baghdad Photograph: Patrick de Noirmont/Reuters
Gulf War: January 8, 1991: John Major rides on a tank while visiting the Gulf
January 1991: The prime minister, John Major, left, rides in a tank from the 4th Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats), while visiting with British troops in the Gulf Photograph: Jonathan Bainbridge/Reuters
Gulf War: February 14, 1991: The impact of an allied bomb at the Amiriya bomb shelter
14 February 1991: Men inspect damage to the Amiriya bomb shelter a day after it was hit by coalition bombs, allegedly killing 400 civilians inside Photograph: Dilip Ganguly/AP
Gulf War: February 18, 1991: A US F-16 fighter plane taxis past cheering ground crew
February 1991: A US F-16 fighter taxis past cheering ground crew in the southern Arabian peninsular. The bombing of Iraq and Kuwait by the coalition forces continues in preparation for an expected ground offensive Photograph: Gill Allen/AP
Gulf War: 1991: Women walk through rubble of bomb damage in Baghdad
1991: Women walk through rubble of bomb damage in Baghdad Photograph: Rex Features
Gulf War: 1991: The battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64) fires a round
1991: The battleship USS Wisconsin fires a round from one of the 16 inch/50 calibre guns during Operation Desert Storm Photograph: Roger-Viollet/Rex Features
Gulf War: Powell, Cheney and Schwartzkopf discuss Operation Desert Storm
February 1991: Left to right; chair of the joint chiefs of staff, General Colin Powell, the US secretary of defence, Dick Cheney, and the CENTCOM commander, General Norman Schwarzkopf, meet to discuss plans for Operation Desert Storm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Photograph: David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images
Gulf War: Iraqi soldiers surrendering to the allied forces, becoming prisoners of war
February 1991: Iraqi soldiers surrender to the coalition forces Photograph: Jacques Langevin/Corbis/Sygma
Gulf War: 1991: An American Soldier at the border of Kuwait and Iraq
1991: An American soldier at the border between Kuwait and Iraq Photograph: Peter Turnley/Corbis
Gulf War: February 1991, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel buildings hit in a SCUD missile attack
February 1991: The remaibs of buildings hit in a Scud missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel Photograph: Gideon Mendel/Corbis
Gulf War: 12 Mar 1991: The Highway of Death in Northern Kuwait
March 1991: As Iraqi military personnel and their families fled Kuwait they came under attack by coalition forces. Bombed lorries, buses and other vehicles linie a major road in northern Kuwait Photograph: Peter Turnley/Corbis
Gulf War: 17 Apr 1991: A mass exodus of Kurdish refugees travelling to Iran
April 1991: Kurdish refugees head towards Iran Photograph: Thierry Orban/Corbis/Sygma
Gulf War: April 18, 1991: US soldiers in gas masks during Operation Desert Shield
April 1991:Three soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division walk around in gas masks and rain gear to acclimatise to a Saudi summer Photograph: Staff Sgt F Lee Corkran/Corbis
Gulf War: Ken Kozakiewicz (left) breaks down in an evacuation helicopter
1991: Injured soldier Ken Kozakiewicz (left) cries after hearing that his friend, the driver of his military vehicle, was killed in a friendly fire incident in Iraq Photograph: David Turnley/Corbis
Gulf War: Kuwaitis wave flags in celebration of the liberation of Kuwait
1991: Kuwaitis wave flags in celebration of the liberation of Kuwait at the end of the Gulf war Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Gulf War: A firefighter tries to extinguish an oil well fire at Greater Burhan
August 1991: A firefighter tries to extinguish a well fire at the Greater Burhan oil field in Kuwait Photograph: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images
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