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On 3 March Iraq agreed to abide by all of the UN resolutions and peace was finally signed on 6 April. These guns were used by Iraqi tank crews and paratroops. After the outbreak of war, the Iraqis fired scud missiles at Israel in the hopes of drawing it into the war and forcing Arab countries to break with the Americans.

Coalition air strikes were launched against missile sites, but British and American Special Forces were also covertly inserted into western Iraq to aid in the destruction of scuds. However, the lack of adequate terrain for concealment hindered their operations and many of them were killed or captured. During the conflict there was a constant fear that Saddam Hussein would use his stockpile of chemical weapons against coalition troops. Although this did not occur there were many false alarms.

The wearing of NBC suits in hot desert conditions was especially uncomfortable. Although some felt that the US should have pursued the war until Saddam Hussein was overthrown, this was not the purpose of the UN mandate.

However, the US had called for popular uprisings against the Baghdad government. These were crushed due to the lack of western support. The US belatedly responded to international pressure and established air-patrolled safe havens in northern Iraq for the Kurds and southern Iraq for the Shia population. The cease-fire agreement required Iraq to end its programs for weapons-of-mass-destruction, recognize Kuwait and return Kuwaiti property. A British officer walks from his Warrior armoured vehicle to the scene of an insurgent car bomb, During the campaign coalition troops were killed and wounded.

Iraqi casualty figures are not known, but number at least 30, Some estimates are as high as , The huge difference in casualties was due to massive coalition air superiority and technological advantages. For example, coalition tanks could engage and destroy Iraqi tanks from more than three times the distance that Iraqi tanks could engage.

The British Army's Challenger tank claimed kills for no losses. One tank, from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards , had the distinction of the longest range tank-to-tank kill in military history, destroying an Iraqi tank at a range of around 5km 3 miles. The later conflict in Iraq in demonstrated how a technologically inferior force could engage a much stronger foe.

Lightly armed insurgents avoided open warfare. Instead they fought in towns and cities, where they could avoid tanks, artillery and air strikes, while carrying out ambushes and bombings. This blunted the technological advantages of the coalition. Middle East s Iraq.

It continued for 13 years with the last combat troops leaving the country on 26 October In March , British troops took part in a coalition invasion of Iraq. After a month of combat operations, they overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime and occupied the country. Between and , British troops in Iraq were engaged in a counter-insurgency war. They also helped train local security units, assisted with reconstruction and provided humanitarian aid. In the early s a revolt in favour of union with Greece began in British-controlled Cyprus.

Toggle navigation. Army Communication about Afghanistan. Charity Football Match — Sat 18 Sep. Buy now from the Royal Signals Museum Shop. On the initial deployment of 7th Armoured Brigade it was decided not to deploy the Wavell system. Wavell was essentially a portal rather than a processor.

It had not been designed for use below brigade level and it provided very limited support for logistics. However, trials using GRiD laptops in 3rd Armoured Division had shown the staff how useful laptops could be. This provided staff with word processing, spreadsheets and an electronic mail facility. The first application approved for use within the Divisional HQ enabled a movement order to be planned far quicker than was previously possible.

On the final night of the operation, the Division planned three different operations and implemented one of them — this would not have been possible without CIS assistance. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Facebook Twitter. Crossing the breach into Iraq. Credit Stephen Williams. Ground attack On 24 February the ground attack began.