This year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War. A United Nations coalition of about 700,000 troops led by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraqi occupation in the first half of 1991. But after the war ended, around 25% of those who served developed Gulf War Illness – also referred to as Gulf War Syndrome – a chronic condition whose cause
Gulf War Syndrome has been recorded in thousands of armed forces personnel
A quarter of a million Gulf War veterans suffer from the mysterious condition
It can cause fatigue, headaches, joint pain, indigestion, insomnia and dizziness
It was long thought to be caused by exposure to debris from depleted uranium
Now it is thought to be caused by exposure to sarin gas when Iraqi weapons cache was destroyed in January 1991
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