Examples of modern warfare

1. The Kosovo war lasted from1March 24, 1999 to1June 24, 1999. It was an important high-tech local war directly triggered by ethnic conflicts in Kosovo and promoted by NATO led by the United States.

The Kosovo war was fought by large-scale air strikes, and NATO led by the United States relied on the absolute superiority of air power and high-tech weapons.

Bombing the military targets and infrastructure of Yugoslavia for 78 consecutive days caused 1800 deaths and 6000 injuries, 12 railways were destroyed, 50 bridges were bombed, 20 hospitals were destroyed, 40% of oil depots and 30% of radio and television stations were damaged, and the total economic losses reached 200 billion US dollars.

2. Kuwait War broke out in August 1990. This is a war of aggression launched by Iraq against Kuwait with the intention of turning Kuwait into the19th province of Iraq. Five months later, the United States launched a war against Iraq. Not only was Iraq forced to give up Kuwait, but its development was also greatly damaged.

After more than a decade of international sanctions, the United States launched the second war against Iraq, completely destroying Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.

3. The Iraq War was a military action launched against Iraq on March 20th, 2003 by the joint forces, mainly British and American troops. The United States bypassed the United Nations Security Council and unilaterally attacked Iraq on the grounds that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and secretly supported terrorists.

The Iraq war is essentially a war in which the United States took the anti-terrorism as an opportunity and Iraq refused to hand over non-existent chemical and biological weapons as an excuse to eliminate the anti-American regime. Because the Iraq war used a large number of modern American weapons, and the weapons used by the US military were very expensive, it was also called a war of wasting money.

4. The Gulf War was the first large-scale armed conflict after the end of the Cold War. It was a war waged by the allied forces led by the United States against Iraq from August to February, 65438 19965438 to restore Kuwait's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and its legitimate regime.

The Gulf War includes three major military operations: Operation Desert Shield, operation desert storm and maritime interception. The Coalition forces won a decisive victory at a small cost and dealt a heavy blow to the Iraqi army. 1991On February 27th, the United States announced the end of the war to liberate Kuwait and ceased fire at midnight that day. Iraq finally accepted the ceasefire agreement in April.

5. The Iran-Iraq War is an eight-year border war between Iran and Iraq. 1On September 22nd, 980, the Iran-Iraq war broke out. In the first stage, Iraq launched an all-out attack and Iran organized a border defense counterattack. 1In February, 982, Iran developed its counter-offensive momentum and Iraq was passively beaten. From 1984, the two sides launched a tug-of-war on the ground to strengthen air and sea attacks.

In the fourth stage, 1988, Iraq regained the initiative in the battlefield and invaded Iran again. 1July 23, 987 and1July 28, 988, respectively, Iraq and Iran accepted the UN cease-fire resolution, but the two sides did not formally cease fire until1August 20, 988.

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