what was the start of operation desert storm
Operation Desert Storm. Operation Desert Storm is the well known operational code name for the military operations at the start of the Gulf War, now known as the First Gulf War. What many do erroneously tend to do is call the whole Gulf War âOperation Desert Stormâ which is incorrect. Operation Desert Storm started on the 17th January in the year 1991 and finished on the 28th February 1991, although the overall war did not conclude until 1995. Prior to Operation Desert Storm Begins. The very start of  occurred at 2:38 am on the 17th January Iraqi time as a US Apache Helicopter attack started in Iraq. After this many US planes flew sorties over Baghdad and other areas of Iraq bombing military targets.