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24 United Kingdom personnel died during Operation Desert Storm (Janurary to Febuary 1991).
Approximately 30 US Sailors were killed when an Iraqi aircraft launched a missile that struck the US Navy warship USS Stark, while it was patrolling the Persian Gulf, during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988).
Which gulf war? 1. Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 2. Operation Desert Storm Jan/Feb '91 3. Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-
Many sources give the figure as 91, which is the figure given by the Nazis at the time. Other sources incorporating research done since 1980, give a much higher figure - about 400.
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