1991: Longer Gulf War

On February 28, 1991, President George H.W. Bush refused to sign a ceasefire and instead swore to liberate Iraq from the menace of Saddam Hussein

Battle of Jallibah
On March 1st, Powell swung round Coalition forces and ordered them to advance on An Nasinyah. 2 small Iraqi Battalions attempted to drive off some French at Jallibah. The French Foreign Legion managed to use air support to its advantage and scatter the forces. The battle ended with 800 Iraqi casualties at the price of only 9 French.

The Kurdish Rebellion
At this point, The Kurds launched a Rebellion to try and gain independence. The sparse amount of Iraqi defence soon collapsed and a Kurdish republic was declared. Saddam ordered the Army to go in and put the unrest down. But it wasnt the Iraqis that finally put an end to this charade. The Turks feared a hostile neighbour and moved in quickly. By March 23rd, The Kurds had been defeated.

The Road to Baghdad
On March 4th, Iraqi troops retreated from An Nasinyah and it was easily taken by US troops. Paratroops were deployed to seize Karbala. They did but it was to be 5 days before the British arrived to relieve them. A Blitzkrieg offensive caught the Iraqis by surprise and knocked out several strategic points.

Operation Fist of Allah
In the North, Turkey decided to launch a full scale attack. The objective was Kirkuk and, if all went well, it would be taken in 5 days. The Offensive began on March 15th but met surprisingly strong resistance from Iraqi Militia. As a result, By the end of Day 1, Little had been gained.

Mosul was seized as was Arbil shortly afterwards, but by March 20th, The Turks had not gained the objective. This resulted in a reform of the High Command.

Baghdad
On March 19th, US troops reached Baghdad and begun shelling the city using artillery. The University was all but flattened and several mosques were destroyed.