Battle of Ad-Dawrah

Name: Battle of Ad-Dawrah
Start: 1991-01-18
End: 1991-01-19

18 Jan 1991 – 19 Jan 1991 · 29.39° N, 47.32° E

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When: 18 Jan 1991 – 19 Jan 1991
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 29.39° N, 47.32° E
Description: 1991 naval engagement during the Gulf War
Naval: yes

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Battle of Ad-Dawrah

Naval engagement during the Gulf War

The Battle of Ad-Dawrah was a naval engagement fought on the night of 18 January and into 19 January in 1991 during the Gulf War. In the battle, Coalition forces captured an Iraqi offshore oil field forty miles from the Kuwaiti shore. The 29 Iraqi servicemen captured were the first prisoners of the conflict. It was also the first surface engagement after the Coalition intervened in the Gulf War.

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Gulf War2 Aug 1990 · Interstate war · Deaths 30,000

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