Opération Daguet
| Opération Daguet | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Gulf War | |
 An AMX-30 of the French 6th Light Armoured Division bivouaced near Al-Salman during Opération Daguet. |
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| Location |
Kuwait, Iraq, Persian Gulf |
| Objective | Liberation of Kuwait |
| Date | 1990–91 |
| Executed by |
 France
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| Outcome | Coalition victory |
| Casualties | 9 killed |
Opération Daguet (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁasjɔ̃ daɡɛ], Operation ) was the codename for French operations during the 1991 Gulf War. The conflict was between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations led by the United States and mandated by the United Nations in order to liberate Kuwait.
The lead up to the war began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, following unproven Iraqi contentions that Kuwait was illegally "slant-drilling" oil across Iraq's border. The invasion was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq. After a period of diplomacy and coalition forces deploying to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States, hostilities commenced with air operations on 17 January 1991, resulting in a decisive victory for the coalition forces, which drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait with minimal coalition deaths. The main battles were aerial and ground combat within Iraq, Kuwait, and bordering areas of Saudi Arabia. The war did not expand outside the immediate Iraqi–Kuwaiti–Saudi border region, although Iraq fired missiles on Israeli cities.
Soon after the invasion of Kuwait, France sent an additional frigate to augment the two French warships already in the Persian Gulf. Operation "Salamandre" launched with the deployment of the 5th Regiment of Combat Helicopters (RHC) and a company of the first Regiment of Infantry on board the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau, escorted by the cruiser Colbert and the tanker Var.
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