1991 Iraqi missile attacks against Israel

When

17 Jan 1991 – 23 Feb 1991

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

31.00° N, 35.00° E

Description

1991 unsuccessful Iraqi campaign against Israel during the Gulf War

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Part of the Gulf War

On 17 January 1991, Iraq initiated a missile campaign against Israel. Over the next month, approximately 42 Scud missiles were fired into Israeli territory, primarily at the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The missile attacks began on the same day as the Gulf War aerial bombardment campaign, which was targeting military infrastructure within Iraqi-occupied Kuwait.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beginn der militärischen Befreiung Kuwaits, Irakische Raketenangriffe auf Israel”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bombardement d'Israël par l'Irak”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page