1991

Apr. 5

President Bush announces U.S. relief supply airdrops to Kurdish refugees in Turkey and northern Iraq

Apr. 6

Iraq officially accepts cease-fire terms

Apr. 6

Task Force Provide Comfort forms and deploys

Apr. 7

US transports deliver 72,000 pounds of supplies in first six Operation Provide Comfort missions

Apr. 11

Cease-fire takes effect

Apr. 20

Construction of first Provide Comfort tent city begins near Zakhu, Iraq

June 7

U.N. commission assumes responsibility for Kurdish refugees

July 11

Fire in Camp Doha’s North Compound motor pool

• Depleted Uranium in the Gulf (II) Environmental Exposure Report
• RAND Report: A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses,
  Volume 7: Depleted Uranium

Aug. 5

First report of container with unknown liquid content leaking at facility known as Kuwaiti Girls School

• Kuwaiti Girls School Case Narrative
• Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid Information Paper

Sept. 12

Explosive ordinance disposal personnel identified the contents of some small metal cans in a building at Camp Monterey, Kuwait, as o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, a riot control agent generally known as tear gas

• Reported Detection of Chemical Agent Camp Monterey, Kuwait Case Narrative Final Report