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First Scud Attack on Saudi Arabia

Iraq · Warfare / Gulf War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1991Date range
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Chronological records

1991

Saddam Hussein17 January 1991

Saudi Arabia · Warfare / Gulf War, 1st

Iraq launches its first Scud missile toward Saudi Arabia during the opening phase.

Names involved

Saddam Hussein

Provenance

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