Cruise missile strikes on Iraq (1996)

Operation Desert Strike
Tomahawk cruise missiles launches from the bow of the USS Laboon (DDG 58) to attack selected air defense targets in Iraq, September 3, 1996.
Date September 1996 Location Iraq Result US Victory.
Combatants
US-led Coalition	Republic of Iraq
Commanders
Anthony Zinni	Saddam Hussein

Operation Desert Strike was a military operation that lasted for a few weeks in September 1996 during one of the Iraqi disarmament crises. "Operation Desert Strike" was also the code name for a large military operation that took place in the Southern California desert in early 1964.It involved thousands of armor and airborne troops using advanced tactics and maneuvers to develop modern attack strategies.

External links

• Operation Desert Strike at globalsecurity.org

It was the name of a rapid military deployment involving the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Brigade (Grey Wolves) in 1996. The operation was a show of force meant to deter Iraq's forces, who were fighting Kurd rebels in Northern Iraq at the time, from crossing into Kuwait. The operation lasted for several months, beginning in September.