jan 19, 1991 - Iraqi military launches scud missiles at Israel

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On January 19, 1991 Iraq launched scud missiles at Israel. In total, 39 missiles were launched. There was a lot of property destroyed and 15 people were wounded in addition to 4 deaths. Those numbers could have been higher had Israel not been prepared. Iraq wanted to get Israel involved so that other Arab countries in the coalition would leave.