1991 uprising in Basra

Quand

avr. 1991

Type

Rébellion

Coordonnées

30.53° N, 47.74° E

Description

part of the Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War

Part of the Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War

The Battle of Basra was fought in the beginning of the 1991 Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War. The battle started after demoralized troops throughout Iraq began to rebel against Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime, in particular after a tank driver in Basra fired at a public portrait of Saddam Hussein.

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