Download or read book Humanitarian Operations in Northern Iraq, 1991: With Marines in Operation Provide Comfort written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Marines in Humanitarian Operations. United States Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991. Tells the story of more than 3,600 United States Marines who supported Operation Provide Comfort, an international relief effort in northern Iraq from 7 April to 15 July 1991. Focuses on Marine activities and contributions. Presents historical glimpses of the Kurds, modern Iraq, and non-Marine activities only to provide necessary background information. Defines Provide Comfort's place in the diplomatic history of the Middle East.