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• n  a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
• n  a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution

• Persian Gulf War
• Gulf War
• Iran-Iraq War

News & Articles

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• Are there 2 types of Gulf War illness?
  U.S. veterans with Gulf War illness complain of different types of symptoms, and researchers now think they know why: There may be two distinct forms of the illness, depending on which areas of the brain have atrophied.
  June 17, 2013 - FOX 23 Maine
• Gulf War Illness is Real
  Boomers who are veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991 are not imagining that they don't feel well. Two distinct forms of Gulf War illness have been identified by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.
  June 17, 2013 - ThirdAge
• Study Shows That Gulf War Illness Is Not Psychologically-Based
  Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In the twenty years since the Persian Gulf War, symptoms of joint pain, reduced energy and gastrointestinal disorders – collectively known as Gulf War Illness – described by veterans who served in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm have baffled medical professionals. Originally thought to be psychologically-based, a new study in the open ...
  June 16, 2013 - redOrbit