Despite being outnumbered, the U.S. group vanquished the Iraqi Republican Guard force within minutes, thanks to superior armed vehicles and devastatingly powerful ammunition. "My commander called ...

February 1991, the Gulf War. Republican Guard units defend the flank of the Iraqi army occupying Kuwait. The Battle of 73 Easting was named after a north-south coordinate line (an "Easting ...

US ground forces have begun engaging the elite Iraqi Republican Guard that ring Baghdad, launching helicopter attacks last night against the Guard's Medina division, a senior military official said.

Military planners say U.S. troops are now within 25 kilometers of Baghdad after a twin-pronged advance beat back Iraqi Republican Guard units near Karbala, the scene of several days of heavy fighting.

After Coalition forces drove Iraqi occupiers out of Kuwait in February 1991, U.S. Special Forces discovered an intricate sand-table model used by the Republican Guard to plan for the defense of ...