Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz notifies the UN Security Council that Iraq accepts 12 United Nations resolutions dealing with the invasion of Kuwait.Coalition air forces fly 3,500 sorties, for a total of 110,000.Iraq agrees to observe the cease-fire, and attend military-to-military talks on cessation of hostilities.Bush says Iraq must end military action free all prisoners of war, third-country nationals, and Kuwaiti hostages release the remains of coalition forces killed in action agree to comply with all UN resolutions and reveal the location of land and sea mines. Bush announces that coalition forces would suspend offensive operations the next day at 8 a.m.Coalition attack sorties reach a one-day record of 3,500.Two specially made 4,700-pound GBU-28 bombs destroy an “impregnable” Iraqi command bunker at Al Taji.
Coalition and Iraqi units fight the largest tank battle since the World War II Battle of Kursk between the Germans and the Soviets: Two Army divisions decimate two Republican Guard divisions.The coalition liberates Kuwait City, and envelops Iraqi forces.
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