Cause Of Persian Gulf War. Then used air and ground strikes to push iraq forces out of kuwait in early 1991. In this region oil has been used as a weapon for years.

It was the largest airstrike against iraq in two years and hit sites near the iraqi capital, a. The persian gulf war began in august 1990. Exposure to the fires was proposed as one possible cause of gulf war syndrome, a cluster of illnesses that were reported by some veterans of the conflict.