Desert Storm Rising

Welcome to the channel! Please Subscribe, Like and Share if you like the channel. FACT BOX – OPERATION DESERT STORM (1991) Triggered by Iraq invading Kuwait in August 1990 A U.S.-led coalition of 30+ nations formed under the United Nations mandate Operation Desert Storm began January 17, 1991 with a massive air campaign Advanced technology used: stealth aircraft, precision-guided bombs, cruise missiles Iraq launched Scud missiles; coalition used Patriot systems for defense Ground war started February 24, 1991 Kuwait was liberated in just 100 hours of ground combat Iraqi forces retreated, setting fire to hundreds of oil wells War officially ended February 28, 1991 LYRICS: August 1990 invasion begins Kuwait falls the world responds Columns rolling through the sand Iron fists in foreign land Kuwait burning in the night Blackened skies, no end in sight From the west the forces rise Coalition mobilized Thirty nations, one command Desert shield across the land Deadline set, the line is drawn Storm is coming with the dawn DESERT STORM RISING HIGH Thunder tearing through the sky Fire raining from above Shock and awe the world will know DESERT STORM HEAR THE CALL Engines scream, the empire falls Through the flames and burning oil Victory carved in desert soil January skies ignite Air campaign begins the fight Stealth and thunder lead the way Night turns into endless day Scud missiles across the land Patriot systems take their stand Armor waits, the ground war near Liberation drawing near Hundred hours, lightning strike Lines collapse with overwhelming might DESERT STORM RISING HIGH Thunder tearing through the sky Fire raining from above Shock and awe the world will know Burning wells, the desert cries Smoke that swallows endless skies Retreat begins, the road of death History carved in fire and breath Hundred hours it was done Overwhelming force had won Kuwait freed, the lines restored But the scars remain ignored DESERT STORM RISING HIGH Thunder tearing through the sky Fire raining from above Shock and awe the world will know DESERT STORM FINAL CALL Empires rise and empires fall In the sand where legends form Echoes of the Desert Storm In February 1991 Coalition forces liberated Kuwait. Iraqi forces withdrew The war lasted just over one hundred hours on the ground But its consequences would shape the region for decades to come. #metal #hardrock #powermetal