30 Years After Desert Storm: Jan. 28

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In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Air Force Magazine is posting daily recollections from the six-week war, which expelled Iraq from occupied Kuwait.

Jan. 28:

  • Baghdad radio announces that at least one captured coalition pilot has been killed and others have been hurt in raids.
  • A Scud missile attack on Israel hits Arab villages in the West Bank.

Check out our complete chronology of the Gulf War, starting with Iraq’s July 1990 invasion of Kuwait and running through Iraq’s April 1991 acceptance of peace terms.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org