What is Gulf War oil spill?
'''The Gulf War oil spill''' happened in January 1991 during the [[Gulf War]] when [[Iraq]] troops were retreating from [[Kuwait]].<ref name=BaumannSUNY>{{cite web |url=http://employees.oneonta.edu/baumanpr/geosat2/Environmental_Warfare/ENVIRONMENTAL_WARFARE.htm |title=Environmental Warfare: 1991 Persian Gulf War |author=Paul R. Baumann |publisher=State University of New York College at Oneonta |access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> Shortly after [[Coalition]] forces (made up of 39 [[countries]]) started the [[Aerial warfare|air campaign]] against Iraq, Iraqi [[soldier]]s opened the [[wikt:valve|valve]]s at the Sea Island oil terminal.<ref name=BaumannSUNY/> This released between five and ten [[million]] gallons of oil into the [[Persian Gulf]]—the largest [[oil spill]] in [[history]].<ref name=tuttonCNN>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/06/04/kuwait.oil.spill/ |title=Lessons learned from the largest oil spill in history |author=Mark Tutton |date=4 June 2010 |publisher=CNN |access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> The spill was an [[Pollution|environmental disaster]].<ref name=tuttonCNN/> It destroyed the [[coast]]al [[habitat]]s and [[Marine biology|marine wildlife]] in Kuwait and [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=tuttonCNN/> == References == {{reflist}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:1991 in Asia]] [[Category:1990s disasters in Asia]] [[Category:20th century in Iraq]] [[Category:1990s in Kuwait]]