17 January 1991Arab and Coalition CommandKhalid bin Sultan Al Saud
Khalid coordinates Saudi and multinational forces operating within the coalition command structure.
Historical records for Saudi Arabia in 1991, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Khalid coordinates Saudi and multinational forces operating within the coalition command structure.
King Fahd supports coalition operations from Saudi territory against Iraqi occupation forces.
Khalid coordinates air-defence measures as Iraqi Scud missiles threaten Saudi cities and bases.
Coordinates Saudi and coalition forces during the battle of Khafji.
Coordinates Saudi and Qatari forces that retake Khafji.
Khalid coordinates Saudi and Qatari forces that recapture Khafji from Iraqi troops.
Oversees Saudi defense policy during the Battle of Khafji.
King Fahd commends Saudi, Qatari and coalition forces after Khafji is retaken.
Khalid directs Saudi and other Arab formations advancing toward Kuwait City.
Commands Saudi and allied Arab forces during the ground offensive.
Directs Saudi and Arab formations during the coalition ground offensive.
Directs formations advancing toward Kuwait City.
Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack. A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center
Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack
Supports the coalition campaign that liberates Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.
Commands Saudi participation through the conclusion of ground operations.
Commands Saudi and allied Arab contingents in the coalition.
Directs Arab formations advancing toward Kuwait City.
Sudan becomes alQaedas base for business operations and preparations for jihad, from here a number of attacks on Western targets are alleged to have been organised or supported. A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center
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