The "so-called Middle East" (it's actually South West Asia) has traditionally had hundreds of thousands of POWs ever since the Israel/Arab wars of the 1960s. The "Middle East" wars were famous for "quick wars" (didn't last long) and "mass surrenderings" (no fighting to the death). Recommend you read the website concerning the Iran-Iraq War (Gulf War) which was fought between Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini and Iraq's Saddam Hussein that occurred from 1980-1988.
In the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Iraqi Captured around 60 coalition POWs, all of which were released shortly after the ceasefire
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See: Wikipedia World War II Casualties.
For the US, we'd cease fire, receive our POW's back, and depart the country.
why was the gulf war a success and why was it not
Which gulf war. The US participated in three of them.
lol gulf war
See: Wikipedia World War II Casualties.
For the US, we'd cease fire, receive our POW's back, and depart the country.
why was the gulf war a success and why was it not
The US did win the first Gulf war(1991) however the snd gulf war (2003) was a collosal failure in its result.
All of the Persian Gulf wars concerned oil. The US utilizes many automobiles. The US has been involved in all or most of the Persian Gulf wars in the 20th and 21st centuries; specifically which Persian Gulf War concerns your question?
There were little to no protests in the US regarding the Iran-Iraq War in 1980-1988, in the Persian Gulf.
Which gulf war. The US participated in three of them.
Which gulf war? There were three of them.
The US Navy patrolled the Persian Gulf during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War.
US personnel fought in all three Gulf Wars. Which one concerns the question?
There was no treaty, the US simply wanted their POWs returned and then redeployed back to the US (after they were returned).