Operation desert shield (Iraq)

By Tilly, Josie and Josh

Operation Desert Shield was a 2006operation by the Iraqi insurgency

and al-Qaeda in Iraq, planned in December 2005 as a

push against American forces during the Iraq War.

The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991),

The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War The planning of the operation wasn't discovered bythe Americans until after the death of Faris Abu Azzam were finally revealed with the details of the operation.

Gulf war: Operation NewmarketDuring a night operation in Iraq, U.S. Army forces were caught in a fire fight with Iraqis.